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This weekend will be time to burn the beetle. I am talking about the mountain pine beetle and the damage it has done to the majestic Black Hills National Forest. In recent years, that pine beetle has infected 430,000 acres in the Black…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:26 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 10 a.m…
I have 2 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 following…
I would say my view here is that the gentleman from Wyoming wants to explain his point of order. There is no objection to allowing him to do that.
So often in this political environment, victories bring with them a winner, but many more losers. Today is different. Today is a celebration. Today brings with it a bounty of benefits to a multitude of winners. If you are a dairy family…
The following Senators are ncessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson).
I am voting ``no.'' Impeachment is not in the best interest of this country. In fact, it has only deepened the partisan divide that truly plagues this country. When the Sun comes up tomorrow, I pray with all my heart that the anger and the…
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Americans want lower drug prices. I want lower drug prices. My colleagues want lower drug prices. We have been told tonight that H.R. 3 is the proper vehicle to accomplish that goal. I regret to inform…
Just a short note about Congresswoman Adams. I have the honor of serving with her on both the Education and Labor Committee as well as the Agriculture Committee, and, every time we have a committee hearing, I get an opportunity to see her…
For 22 years, Texas has been ably represented by Congressman Kevin Brady, who has done a fantastic job serving Texas in this country. But I do have to brag, he is still a favored son of his native State of South Dakota, where Rapid City…
For 46 years, the 120,000 Alaskan Natives in our country have had a champion working for them, fighting for them, advocating for them. He is the dean of this House and the former chairman of the Indian Affairs Subcommittee. Mr. Speaker, I…
Greetings, my relative, in Lakota is ``How mitakuye.'' I am honored to join the chairman, my colleague from Arizona, to usher this important legislation through the House after its passage through the Senate. Now, South Dakota and Arizona…
It is National Apprenticeship Week. We have 7 million unfilled jobs in this country, and many of them are in the skilled trades. We have got to close that gap, and I think apprenticeships can help. There are companies like Midwestern…
Right now, we're hearing one side of the story. Until we get the full picture, I said this yesterday, I think it's hard to draw any conclusions.
Since I joined this body in January, I have done my darnedest to steer clear of the political circus that we see on a daily basis in Washington. Instead, I have worked with so many Members to pass legislation preventing child abuse and…
I thank the honorable gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse) for yielding. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to highlight, to call attention to a crisis that is facing our Tribal communities--really, our Tribal communities throughout the…
The goal is to ensure that the eligibility standards that Congress sets for these programs are abided by and that the recipients on these programs know that there is integrity in this program.
So then in that environment, we are doing a pretty poor job of targeting these important and scarce resources toward the families that need it the most, is that right?