The NFIP continues to pay over $400 million a year in interest. That is money that could go towards making improvements in the program or helping enhance affordability. We need to wipe the slate clean and give the NFIP a fresh start…

The National Flood Insurance Program is critical to millions of Americans who need access to affordable flood insurance, but it is also in desperate need of reform. The current construct of the NFIP doesn't serve anyone well. Taxpayers are…

The sue-and-settle practice cuts stakeholders and the public out of the regulatory process. It undermines the Article I authority we hold here in Congress. By restricting the payment of legal fees, we take away the incentive for these…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I support the Trump administration, but I also support our duty under the Constitution to make sure we tell the executive what to do. Ms. McCOLLUM. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, that is why I am confused, because this would be the…

Mr. President, last night, the Major League Baseball All- Star Game was hosted in Washington. In conjunction with that game, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum hosted an event to honor the Homestead Grays, which was one of the teams from…

I think that is an important part of the history. There were a couple of players there last night who had played in the league, and of course there are fewer of those players all the time. I have had a chance, as you have had, to meet and…

I am looking forward, along with others, to celebrating that century of history. It is an important part of the story to be told, and I am glad the Senator has helped add to it here today.

I am proud to rise today in support of the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018, and I urge its immediate passage. This progrowth legislation is a continuation of the work that our committee has done over the last year. We are…

The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 requires most SEC registrants to file a form 10Q quarterly report with the SEC. The form 10Q includes condensed financial information and other data prepared by a company and reviewed by independent…

Mr. President, I definitely agree with one thing that my friend from Connecticut just said, which is that there is a long record here on the President's nominee. It is a record I want to look at. It is a record I want to be sure that I…

Let me, first of all, thank Chairman Duffy from our subcommittee for working on this significant piece of legislation, as well as the chair and the ranking member of the full committee. I am not going to take long. I think most of the…

Mr. President, this week we are considering the bipartisan farm bill. The Senator from Mississippi who was just presiding, the Presiding Officer, and I were all raised on farms, so we have an immediate sense that this must be pretty…

Mr. President, I have 8 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 thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the Fisher House Foundation amendment No. 13. Often, servicemembers must travel hundreds or even thousands of miles for medical care. For more than 25 years, Fisher…

Mr. President, I want to join my friend, the Senator from Iowa, Senator Grassley, and talk about what has happened with the tax bill--the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as the President insisted it be called because that is exactly what it was to…

Mr. President, I begin today by congratulating my friend, the senior Senator from Kentucky, Mr. McConnell, on becoming the longest serving Republican leader in the history of the Senate. This is an institution where somebody once wisely, I…

I am only able to raise my right arm to maybe 50 percent, sometimes not that much, but that is due to shoulder separations from playing football. John McCain cannot raise his arms because he was tortured in Vietnam. I believe that it is…