Mr. President, it may be obvious that my colleagues and I, here in the back of the room--even during a serious debate--are a little happier than the Senate usually finds itself. Of course, we are very pleased to be able to commend our…

Mr. President, I had a few minutes yesterday before the vote--the Congressional Review Act vote on this truly terrible EPA rule on water--to talk about the reasons EPA shouldn't do this, the long- term understanding of what ``navigable…

``Them apples'' as in the Big Apple? Are those the apples we are talking about? I start in the spring going to minor league games and to major league games, but as we go back and forth across the border here, there is no bigger, more…

Mr. President, my good friend from Kansas mentioned that distance between third base and home plate, and in the ninth inning of the fifth game of the World Series, Hosmer was on third, and I believe there was one out. A ball was hit…

It was a great season. We have had a great time here on the floor talking about the Royals and the Kansas City spirit that drove those teams. For us Missourians, maybe we will see both of our teams in the World Series again next year.

I want to commend the chairman and ranking member for their ability and, for that matter, all my colleagues on the committee for our ability to be able to work together and come up with what I think is a truly good bill. I rise in support…

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of this effort to turn back this rule. The rule has been well explained by the Senator from Iowa. Her efforts are about all that Congress can currently do. Frankly, I would hope that we can figure…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 245, nays 186, not voting 3, as follows: [Roll No. 575]…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 27, 2015, 9 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

I would like to thank Chairman Hensarling and Subcommittee Chair Garrett for their support on this tremendous issue. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to stand before the House as the sponsor of H.R. 1090, the Retail Investor Protection Act…

I thank the chairman again for his support and all my colleagues who have come down here to the floor to speak on behalf of those low- and middle-income investors that need good, sound advice when it comes to their financial security and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 27, 2015, at 9 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 27, 2015, at 9 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 27, 2015, at 4 p.m., in room S-207 of the Capitol. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 27, 2015, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. select…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 27, 2015, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Madam President, last week I came to the floor to express my support for the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which we are dealing with today. The bipartisan vote of 83 to 14 that happened later that day was an important step in the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to address the floor for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.