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I have spoken many times on the Senate floor about Vermont's dedicated farming families. Today, I would like to recognize the contributions of a great Vermont farmer, at a time of transition, Ray Allen of Allenholm Farm in South Hero, VT…

we are once again spending unnecessary floor time overcoming a procedural obstacle so we can move to an up-or- down vote on a judicial nomination. John Owens is nominated to fill the longest open vacancy on our Federal courts. For more…

I urge Members from both sides of the aisle to come together and support passage of the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013, an important and bipartisan bill that will improve the effectiveness of our criminal justice system. This…

I rise today to express my concern with the lack of progress in the case of Sombath Somphone, who has been missing in Laos since December 2012. Mr. Somphone disappeared while working on civil society development, and despite repeated calls…

the Senate has been asked to take up and pass by unanimous consent House legislation on U.S. international programming to Ukraine and neighboring regions. This House bill directs the Broadcasting Board of Governors to increase programming…

from DNA to digital evidence, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges are becoming increasingly reliant on the collection and analysis of various forms of forensic evidence in a criminal investigation or prosecution. It is therefore all…

Over the past 20 years I have spoken many times about the toll inflicted on innocent civilians and U.S. soldiers from antipersonnel landmines. I have talked about it in the Senate, in Ottawa, and in most parts of the world. The reason I…

I commend you on that.

We believe the institutional independence of the OIG, which is codified in the Inspector General Act, and which OPR lacks, is critical to the effectiveness of our misconduct investigations.

I was encouraged the Department of Justice requested a $17 million to support an additional 35 Immigration Judge teams.

last week I had the privilege of chairing a field hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Rutland, VT. The committee received powerful testimony about community solutions to breaking the cycle of addiction to heroin and other opioids…

I worry--are you going to give priority to national programs that have shown a proven capacity?

The Nation's immigration courts are understaffed--you've got 32 vacancies, nearly half of the 200 immigration judges eligible for retirement.

I am concerned about the large and expanding docket of our Nation's immigration court system.

What measures have you taken to ensure the American people that FBI shooting incidents, including the one in Florida last May, are investigated fairly and independently?

I totally agree with her. And you and I discussed that. I applauded your decision to dismiss that case.

The Executive Office for Immigration Review has stated the court system has 32 vacancies.

We therefore believe that legislation, such as the bipartisan legislation recently introduced by Senator Lee and co-sponsored by Senators Tester, Grassley, Murkowski, and Coburn, is the best way to address the issue.

But the number of subscribers served with distant signals is lower than when we enacted the local license in 1999. Is that correct?

I would hope the EPA would support a larger funding request for the Lake Champlain Geographic Program in 2016. We absolutely need it.

Well, it has been authorized at $11 million per year. The need has never been greater than what it is going to be in 2016.

The Federal funding for Lake Champlain that has been cut by more than 60 percent over the past 4 years...

Administrator McCarthy, thank you for taking on one of the most important and challenging jobs in the United States.

A lot of these efforts cost money. The EPA budget seems to be a more and more bare bones request each year.