Mr. President, in the last vote today we established a new precedent. The rules of the Senate are a combination of the rules of the Senate, the standing orders of the Senate, and the precedents of the Senate. Senator Lankford and I had…

I thank the chairman for his leadership and for his support of this amendment, and I encourage all my colleagues to support this amendment. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the…

I thank my friends across the aisle, certainly the Representative from Texas, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, and my good friend from New York, Carolyn Maloney, who I know wanted to speak today on the amendment but is held up in a hearing that she…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, strike lines 6 through 12, and insert the following: (G) in paragraph (16)-- (i) in subparagraph…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 35, line 3, strike ``and stalking'' and insert ``stalking, and sex trafficking''. Page 35, strike…

I seldom come to this floor to stand in this well. To me, it is almost a sacred place where the great orators like Webster debated. But I have got to talk about this because it is something that is impacting thousands and thousands of…

Mr. President, March is Women's History Month. A number of my colleagues have been coming to the floor and talking about the accomplishments of particular women in their States. I want to do the same thing. When Virginia Minor, a St…

I just need to point out that, according to Customs and Border Protection, there were more illegal drugs that were captured in between those ports of entry than there were at the ports of entry. In 2012, there were 11 million pounds of…

The President made it very clear that the wall is critical to address both national security and the humanitarian crisis. DOD issued a fact sheet of the universe of projects that have not been awarded, and they totaled more than what is…

I regrettably missed votes on Thursday, March 14, 2019. I had intended to vote ``yes'' on rollcall vote No. 125.

Mr. President, I have 9 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

I want to talk a little about the Green New Deal, but I can't pass up the opportunity to point out that we are now starting 30 hours of debate on the Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is outrageous. Everybody knows it is…

This piece of legislation is particularly significant to me. I lived in public housing for 5 years. I saw what the possibilities were there. I saw people who did not make it, and I saw people who did made it. The one thing that I found…

I thank my colleague, friend, and former neighbor, Sean Duffy, who worked with me on this bill. And I also thank the chair and the ranking member of the committee for their continued support. With this, I am hopeful that we can continue…

I reiterate my support for the bill. I thank Mr. Cleaver for his personal testimony today. It was very compelling. It is a tremendous story of success in the use of these things and how changing our neighborhoods can really be helpful. Mr…

I reiterate my support for H.R. 1414, the FinCEN Improvement Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Although I strongly oppose H.R. 1, I appreciate the intent of Mr. Lujan's amendment. This amendment would improve the election infrastructure innovation grant program established in H.R. 1 by requiring consultation with the Director of the…

Mr. President, we had a lot of discussion about the energy parts of the Green New Deal, but it goes into lots of other areas. There are many frequently asked questions. I would say on the energy costs--and President Obama's energy adviser…