Mr. Speaker, almost a quarter of the United States' energy-related greenhouse gas emissions are from fossil fuels that are produced from our Federal lands and waters. However, recent Government Accountability Office reports show that we…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Gabbard for giving us this opportunity to say a few words about somebody whom we cared about and respected so much and who brought so much joy and positivity to this Congress. To his family--to Sami, to…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from our beautiful State of Hawaii (Ms. Gabbard) for giving us the opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary man. To the family, let me say, as I was sitting here and contemplating the pain and anguish…

Mr. President, as chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics, on behalf of the members of the committee and its staff, it is my privilege to give public notice and honorable mention to the outstanding service that Annette Marie Gillis…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness to honor a colleague and a friend, Congressman Mark Takai. Even though I only had two short years to work with Mark, that's all I needed to gain a sense of his overwhelming passion for public…

Mr. Speaker, I have tried, through words, to demonstrate the severity of our country's mental health crisis. Today I will try it again with numbers: 67,130, the number of Americans who have died from mental health issues since we passed…

Mr. President, every organization has what they call unsung heroes. On the battlefield, they are the soldiers, in the automobile plant, they are the assembly line workers, and in the hospital they may be the nurses. Those organizations…

Mr. President, I say through the Chair that I wish to join in. I started my career as a staffer and then as a Parliamentarian so I know what happens behind the scenes is sometimes even more important than what you see on the floor of the…

Mr. President, I ask through the Chair if the Senator from Nevada will yield for a question.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania. Several of us came to the floor earlier today to pay tribute to Tim Mitchell in his service to the Senate, which is certainly deserved on this occasion of his 25th anniversary of…

Mr. President, this has been a big week in Chicago and the Midwest, in fact, across the country, as some 35,000 students who attended ITT Tech have finally come to realize that school is closing and many of them have to assess now what…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3345 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, I want to take a few minutes to celebrate the bipartisan passage of this year's Water Resources Development Act. This critically important legislation will help keep our drinking water safe, move goods on Illinois waterways…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) would vote yea. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Fischer). Are there any other…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3345 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, Annette's contributions go far beyond the committee itself. Through her work on the committee's education and training programs, reporting requirements, and compliance functions, Annette has reached the entire Senate…

I thank the Senator. Order of Procedure Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, the cloture vote with respect to the motion to proceed to H.R. 5325 ripen at 5:30 p.m., Monday…