Let us look at those laboratories of democracy and see if there are other things... and find out what is working and do more of that.

You know, if I go to Washington, I am going to put something in that will cause that to happen.

Congress and the President have ignored this most basic of governing and have decimated the faith and trust of hardworking Americans.

I have long spoken on the merits of considering bills, amending bills, and passing bills under regular order.

Affordability is always a concern.

But I think it is fair to say--and I have a hard time understanding how some of my conservative friends do not accept this.

I ask unanimous consent that all time remaining on the conference report be yielded back at 5:30 p.m. today and that the Senate vote on the adoption of the conference report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that time under any quorum call be equally divided between the two sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I move to proceed to the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 11, the budget resolution, and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays…

However, these types of partnerships aren't the norm. In too many cases, the data Federal agencies rely on to make a listing are not shared with the key State partners.

We have some of the richest wildlife habitat in North America and it supports a number of industries, including tourism, guiding, recreation, agriculture, just to name a few.

today we have the historic opportunity to put our country on not just another course but a better course. This is because Congress is poised to approve its first balanced 10-year budget since 2001. This balanced budget represents a ``lean…

I have been here most of the day listening to comments about the budget. I am fascinated by the budget speculation that has gone on here. Of course, I do know I only had 6 weeks to make up a budget for us to debate, and add to, subtract…

I appreciate this opportunity to testify before you on S. 736, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency Act.

I thank the Senator from Oregon for his kind comments, and I know, as the ranking member of the Committee on Finance, he will be doing a lot of things to see that things in this budget happen, and I suspect they will happen a lot the way…

section 3112 of the conference agreement directs the Joint Committee on Taxation and CBO to produce, alongside CBO's conventional estimates, cost estimates that incorporate the macroeconomic effects of major policy changes. With respect to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

It is designed to ensure that the Federal Government adheres to its statutory responsibilities to cooperate with the States under the Endangered Species Act.

I wish to congratulate the Senator from Georgia on the content of his speech as well as on his enthusiasm and also on how he follows through on what he says. I get to serve with him on the Budget Committee, and I have been extremely…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 10 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``American Food Aid: Why Reform Matters.'' The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I ask unanimous consent that any time under quorum calls this afternoon be charged equally, regardless of who spoke last. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

there is a difference between how it got voted through last year, which was actually an appropriation rather than a budget. This does raise taxes in order to overcome the sequestration. So I am urging a ``no'' vote. We have agreed to have…

I yield such time as the Senator from Nebraska needs to offer two motions. Those will be the last two offered, after which I think both sides are prepared to yield back their time and begin voting on the 13 different votes which we will be…