I thank the chairman for his patience on this issue. I want to start by thanking the Senator from Kansas, Mr. Moran, and, more specifically, also thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin) for his hard work on the House companion…

I thank the chairman for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of a bill that, frankly, is long overdue. While former CFPB Director Richard Cordray indicated in testimony before the House Committee on Financial…

I want to begin by saying that there are a lot of things in this farm bill that I actually agree with, and I would like to be supportive of such components of this bill. I agree with and would like to be a partner in getting this bill…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I certainly agree with and really understand and appreciate all the comments the chairman just made about Matt Pollard. He was the person I worked most closely with in the intel community. He served his country his…

I thank the chairman for his work on putting together a long-term bill. Mr. Chairman, one of the priorities which was included in the manager's amendment is a program to invest in our small airports. As part of the increased investment in…

I proudly rise today to support the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. There are a lot of important policies in this bill that I worked on, but the main thing I am glad to see included is that we accomplished this bill as a long-term bill, a…

I am thankful that we have this moment that we are using to make some expressions of concern, and I thank Mr. Perlmutter for organizing it. Let me preface my comments, Mr. Speaker, by saying that when President Trump was elected, against…

I thank the gentlewoman for her kind words. The gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney) is also a leader in this cause and this effort that is really about, as we said, human dignity and human rights across this world. We want a day when no…

I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) for his kind words. He is a leader and a senior member of our House Foreign Affairs Committee, and I also have the privilege of serving on it. It is an honor to have Congressman Chabot here at…

Mr. President, I rise to join the Presiding Officer and others who have been on the floor hoping that we will move this week to support the confirmation of Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated to be the Secretary of State. It is a…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) for his outstanding words and his support, his support and that of Representative Randy Hultgren on sponsoring and cosponsoring with me my piece of legislation, the Elie Wiesel…

Mr. President, I have 7 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…

Today I rise to speak about a very important issue to my constituents in Missouri's Fifth Congressional District and, frankly, millions of farmers and ranchers all across this great country. Recently, President Donald Trump announced his…

Mr. President, over the last couple of weeks, many of us have had an opportunity to spend more time at home than we do just going back and forth a few days a week. While I was there, I had the opportunity to talk to small business owners…

Mr. President, everybody doesn't just come up with the same description of someone they have worked with every day by accident. When we think about everything that has been said and everyone independently setting down what we remember…

Mr. President, first of all, I think the session led by Senator Alexander and Senator Collins on the cost-sharing has been very helpful and shows the impact that would have if we went forward with it, but I want to talk about the funding…

The chairman can be assured that since my team was one and done, I will skip the bracket discussion here. Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Poliquin) for his work on this very reasonable legislation…

I thank Chairman Hensarling for his tireless work in bringing this and so many other commonsense bills to the floor. I also want to thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton) for his commitment to this issue. The lack of consistency…