Mr. President, today, on the eve of what would have been his 27th birthday, I rise to recognize and honor the extraordinary service and ultimate sacrifice of Howard County, IN, deputy Carl Koontz. Dedicated, loyal, and, above all…

Mr. President, today marks my 38th edition of ``Waste of the Week.'' With our Nation $19 trillion in debt, I am going to continue coming to the Senate floor every week the Senate is in session to highlight verified and documented examples…

I thank my good colleague, Mr. Davis, and his staff for their hard work and his leadership on this effort. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the State of Indiana (Mrs. Walorski), who represents Notre Dame country. She…

This bipartisan, bicameral bill was developed through a yearlong process, consulting with key stakeholders to make sure that there would be broad support. It involved a whole lot of painstaking work from staff members on the committee…

I want to thank those stakeholders once again for all their help in getting this across the finish line. I am hoping for broad and fulsome support from all Members of this Chamber. I hope we can all agree here today that we should do…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Modernizing the Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act. This bill will reduce the amount of time kids wait to be adopted, placed with relatives…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania (Mr. Costello); Chairman Barletta; and my good friend, Ranking Member Peter DeFazio. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this measure today. The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization…

May I ask how much time is remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Indiana has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott). Without objection, it is so ordered. Wasteful Spending

Mr. President, later this morning we continue to work on whether to consider a food labeling bill here in the Senate. As a dad, I know this bill is about much more than just words or symbols or a label. It is about the confidence we have…

Mr. President, I am once again on the floor for my 37th edition of ``Waste of the Week'' speech, where I disclose wasteful spending, fraud, and abuse of taxpayers' dollars. It seems it is never ending because after 37 weeks I feel as if I…

Mr. President, as I said, it is obvious that safe areas in Syria would require rigidly enforced no-fly zones authorized by the U.N. Security Council. I suggested that with its planning and leadership capabilities and massive resources…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sasse). Without objection, it is so ordered. Wasteful Spending

Mr. President, today marks the 36th edition of my ``Waste of the Week.'' For those who have been listening I have been down here every week, while the Senate is in session, addressing what has been documented as waste, fraud, and abuse. I…

Madam President, I rise today to talk about the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Following the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia--and our condolences to his family and our gratitude for all his hard work on behalf of his…

I would just like to echo the words of Mr. Tonko. This is good legislation. It improves the Medicaid program. It ensures access to quality providers for our Medicaid recipients in all of our States. Also, it helps our States to determine…

Mr. President, I rise for all Hoosiers who have been touched by addiction or suffered the loss of a loved one as a result of opioid abuse, heroin use or other drug epidemics. I am here for every Hoosier community that has been gripped by…

Mr. President, I thank the assistant minority leader for those inspiring words, and I recognize the Senator from Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.