mr. toomey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. toomey: thank you, mr. president. i rise this afternoon to talk about a huge problem that's affecting, i'm pretty sure, every one of our states. i no know it's a certainly affecting my state in a very, very serious way. this is the abuse of opioid painkillers, which often leads to the abuse of heroin and leads to overdose and is leading to deaths. mr. president, this is just wreaking havoc all across pennsylvania. it is affecting every geographic part of the state. it's in urban areas, suburban, rural areas. it's every demographic group, every age group, and the scale of the problem is shocking. the increase in the number of people that are overdosing, that are becoming addicted is really, really disturbing. i began hearing about this immediately when i became senator in 2011, and this problem frankly is getting worse. recently i became the chairman of the senate fi

mr. president. i rise to speak today about an amendment which is an amendment that senator toomey and i are working orks amendment number 3458. mr. casey: i'll have some remark abouts this amendment to be followed by my colleague from pennsylvania, senator toomey. we know that since 9/11 we've made a good deal of progress on airline security but we know that there are still a number of common sense steps that we can take to bolster security at our airports and on our airplanes. we also know that since 9/11, there have been 15 hijacking attempts around the world. we know that terrorists still aim to repeat those actions and improve upon their deadly tactics. it's also of concern that federal programs designed to increase aviation security, such as the federal flight deck officers program, acronym being ffdo, that that program to train and arm pilots continues to experience drastic cuts and reduced budgets. after 9/11 qong mandated -- congressman dated the installation of reinforced cockpit doors and the f.a.a. regulations stated that the reinforced cockpit doors should remain locked while closed. how

mr. toomey: mr. president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. toomey: mr. president, i want to address an amendment to the f.a.a. authorization bill that senator casey and i are introducing, but before i do that, i'd just like to take a quick moment to celebrate an amazing basketball game last night and an amazing victory for an amazing team, the villanova wildcats. it just made everyone in pennsylvania so proud. they've had a fantastic season, a fantastic tournament. and last night, i think we witnessed one of the greatest college basketball games ever. and i know that's saying an awful lot. there have been a lot of college basketball games. but the game was unbelievable. you had the two fantastic teams. they were extremely well matched. extremely talented. very well coached on both teams. and they just played a phenomenal game. i don't know how many times the lead changed. i don't think it ever got more than 10 points away from either team. and it was just so much fun to watch all the way through. i thought jay wright has proven once again what a magnific

mr. toomey. i spent about a year trying to figure out how what happened to me came to fruition. and what i found out was that i was referred information by fellow swan member in preparation for this panel and actually restore my sanity because i learned that i was actually a target of mobbing. so mobbing is probing a topic that many of your familiar with but it is a very, very important topic and it is central to how we conduct ourselves in a military. i am really thrilled to bring up our first panelist. her name is doctor maureen duffy, a subject that expert on workplace bullying and modeling -- mobbing pictures of family therapist who worked with targets and their families to recover. and in addition to writing about the subject extensively and depressed and in the professional journals, the oxford university press recently published two of her books about mobbing, balding and aggressive behavior in the workplace and in schools. 's without further ado i'd like to bring up dr. maureen duffy. [applause] .. with a comment that unlike sexual harassment, the whole area of modeling

mr. toomey: it's amendment 3814. it's called end crony capitalist, advanced technology vehicle manufacturing loan program. let me describe what this is about. you know, we're all watching this presidential election campaign unfold, and a big theme on both sides of the aisle is about how the obama economy is not working for so many millions of ordinary americans, middle-income, middle class, working class americans who are working as hard as ever and falling behind. and it's true. and it's absolutely been a fact that this economy is not anywhere near where it should be. and part of that and part of the theme is how washington works for the well connected, for the few who get to figure out how to get special benefits from taxpayers, but that doesn't apply if you're an ordinary man or woman who's just working hard to feed your family and take care of your family, and you don't have the lobbyists and the connections to get special treatment. it's infuriating for people, and they're right. and one of the most egregious ex

mr. chairman. >> senator toomey? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. cordray, welcome. >> thank you. >> -- back. thanks for being here. as you know, dodd-frank instructs the bureau to collect data on small business lending and i noticed recently the cfpb listed a job listing and it described the job as, and i quote, once in a career opportunity to make the market for small business finance fairer and more transparent. end quote. so is it -- is it your intent that the market will become fairer and more transparent by virtue of the disclosure of data? is that -- >> i think that's clearly what congress said to us by mandating this task. >> it is your words in the job description so that's why i want to understand your intent. >> i think it is a great opportunity and i hope you'll recommend candidates to us. >> so -- so my question is, is your intention that the bureau will limit the work in the small business lending space to the compilation of data? >> we don't have much authority in the small business lending area and so that is what our focus under our statute is individual consumers -- >> right

mr. cordray: it is a great job opportunity. sen. toomeymy question is is it your intention that the bureau will work and the small business lending space? mr. cordray: what i would say his first of all, we do not have much authority in the small business lending area. our focus under our statute is. individual consumers. there are a couple of places in our statute -- congress said it, not me. we have jurisdiction over small business lending in the equal credit opportunity act and we , which is a1 mandatory job congress gave us instead of reporting data collection and data publishing regime for small business lending comparable to that to the mortgage market. is. toomey: my understanding that what dodd-frank does in section 1071 is exclusively about data collection. that is the only authority i read with the respect to small businesses. is that right? forcordray: 1071 speaks itself. it will be a big job for us to implement it faithfully. but it is a task congress instructed us to do, so we follow the law. getting back to the issue of your a

mr. cordray: i hope this is a great opportunity. your --toomey: is mr. cordray: what i would say is, we do not have much authority in the small business lending area. so that is what our focus under our statute is individual consumers, products for household purposes. there are a couple places in our statute -- congress set it, not me -- we have jurisdiction over small business lending under the equal credit opportunity act, and we had this since i'm the one that you identified, which congress gave job us to set up a reporting data collection and data publishing regime for small business lending comparable to that for -- has created for the mortgage market. so muchtoomey: understanding what dodd-frank does in 1071 is exclusively about data collection. that is the only authority i read for the cfpb with respect to small businesses in section 1071? mr. cordray: 1071 speaks for itself. implement itt to faithfully. it is a big job for us, but it is a task congress instructed us to do, so we followed the law. senator toomey: getting back to this issue of your

mr. chairman. >> senator toomey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. cordray, welcome back. >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. as you know, section 1071 of the dodd-frank act instructs the bureau to collect data on small business lending. and i noticed recently that the cfpb has posted a job listing with reference to 1071, and it described the job as, and i quote, once in a career opportunity to make the market for small business finance fairer and more transparent. end quote. so is it, is it your intent that the market will become fairer and more transparent by virtue of the disclosure of data? is that -- >> i think that's clearly what congress said to us by mandating this -- >> well, it is your words in the job description, so that's why i want to understand your intelligent. >> i hope it is a good opportunity, and i hope you'll recommend candidates to us. >> okay. is so my question is, is it your intention that the bureau will limit its work in the small business space to the compilation of data? >> so what i would say is we don't have much aut

mr. trump is expected to do really well this evening but you had senator pat toomey of pennsylvania tell reporters he voted for governor cruz, governor hogan of maryland said something negative about donald trump. you don't see elected office holds are who are republicans coming around to the cause, no matter how well he does with voters. what do you make of that? >> it's -- everyone gets one vote. we see thousands upon thousands turn out for mr. trump's rallies. in delaware friday, 900 people. this is what people want. the gop establishment and the political elites have run this country so poorly for the last 30 years the american people are standing up and saying no more. what you'll see tonight is in these five stated, like last week in new york, people are turning out in record numbers and supporting donald trump because shehe's the only candid that can win on a national scale. he's dominated in the southeast, won in the upper midwest, in the west, in the southwest. ted cruz is a regional candidate that can't do well. if our goal is to win the white house as a republican party you ne

mr. thune: i also ask unanimous consent that the senate now vote on these amendments as well as the heller amendment 3495 and the casey-toomey amendment number 3458 as modified, en bloc. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. thune: i know of no further debate on these amendments. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendments are agreed to en bloc. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes eemp. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, i further ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. monday, april 11. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. further, that following leaders' remarks, the senate be in a period of morning business u

toomey. i will yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: i want to thank senator casey for his leadership on this. this is a very simple matter. it's straightforward, common sense. we know that there is a very real vulnerability in our commercial aircraft, we know this. there is no mystery here. and we have a very simple, affordable, reasonable solution that will provide the security we need. after 2000 -- after september 11, 2001, congress very rightly mandated that the cockpit door be reinforced so that it's virtually impossible to destroy that door, to knock down that door, to defeat the purpose of that door when it is closed and latched. the problem is when it is opened, which it must be opened periodically during many flights, a very strong door is useless. so we know what happens now on airlines because we've all witnessed it, right? when a pilot needs to come out or go in or there is access to the cockpit, when that door is going to be open, a flight attendant rolls a

mr. toomey: mada -- mr. warner: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania -- virginia, excuse me. mr. warner: i want to thank my friend for his comments about addiction. i agree with the senator from ohio that we need to get this legislation to the president's desk so that people can get the treatment they need. i thank him for his leadership. madam president, i rise today to again express my disappointment that many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have continued to obstruct the consideration of an imminently qualified candidate to fill the vacancy on the supreme court. it's now been 36 days since president obama nominated judge merrick garland. that's 36 days that our highest court has been relegated to falling short of its full constitutional obligations. make no mistake, the senate's action is already having a tangible impact on the court's ability to function effectively. during the current session, we've seen our eight current justices end up in a 4-4 deadlock in three separate cases