This is an unspeakable tragedy that has taken place in this country, and I think Purdue has a tremendous responsibility here to make it right.

my seatmate here, Pat Roberts, is going to be missed not just by the whole Senate, not by the Nation, not by the people of Kansas, but by a lot of us he keeps going day-to-day and has for a long time. I first met Pat Roberts in 1979. I had…

Reserving the right to object. My colleagues, I believe here today, are promoting legislation that they claim will spur Congress to pass appropriations bills in the event of a government shutdown--in other words, to avoid it. I think they…

What a good speech here. We don't hear them like that every day. To my colleague Senator Jones, 3 years was not a long time here, but we feel his presence. I can tell you that I have known Doug a long time. I remember I came to the U.S…

I would like to thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn) for hosting this special hour to talk about the Bible. Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 419th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. In 1604, King James I…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend, for yielding. Thank you so much, Leader Hoyer, I just appreciate your friendship all these years. I really do appreciate the time you have given me. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. My grandparents were from Indiana, and the gentlewoman from Indiana represents her State well, and I have appreciated our relationship. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give my farewell speech to this…

I would like to include in the Record a letter from the Judicial Conference of the United States voicing their opposition and concerns to H.R. 8235, the Open Courts Act of 2020. Judicial Conference of the United States, Washington, DC…

I thank Ranking Member Thornberry and Chairman Smith for their leadership in this essential process to ensure America's security. This bill takes important steps forward to confront China by establishing the Indo-Pacific Deterrence…

I ask unanimous consent now that the mandatory quorum call be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

We don't know yet, do we?

We don't know yet. It hasn't been certified.

during my time in the U.S. Senate, I have had, right here, the privilege of being part of the confirmation process for each Justice currently sitting on the Supreme Court--yes, each one. As such, over the years I have had the opportunity…

We need to take away children.

It hasn't been good, and the American people don't like the idea that we're separating families. We never really intended to do that.

I would propose that Congress amend the Payment Integrity Information Act to allow agencies to direct a portion of recovered improper payments into a fund for modernizing their IT systems.

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) for holding this discussion about forest management. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because ``California's forests suffer from neglect and mismanagement, resulting in overcrowding that leaves…

There is some substantial abuse in the rebates and how this is handled.