I want to follow the distinguished Senator from Georgia. I also reserve the right to object here, and in the proper time, I will object. If my colleagues are interested in supporting legislation here today that helps the people who are…

I reserve the right to object. I will object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.

the Army's Future Combat System [FCS] and Ground Combat Vehicle programs were failures.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, General Goldfein, you are absolutely right, I agree with you on that.

It appears that the U.S. is finally going to withdraw from the INF [Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces] Treaty.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Alabama.

this afternoon I rise to urge my colleagues to vote for cloture on the pending Shelby amendment on the floor. My amendment provides critical resources to those impacted by a wide range of natural disasters in 2018--fires, earthquakes…

I call up my amendment No. 201. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] proposes an amendment numbered 201.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.) (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')…

Once again, I heard what she read into the Record. I already read that. I understand exactly what it says. I think maybe I haven't made myself clear: The underlying bill injects clarity into the law, which hurts plaintiffs in their cases…

my concern is what is going to happen is we are going to sit here and we are going to make these recommendations

I was listening to the gentlewoman talk and I don't know that she has read my amendment, because my amendment actually solves the problem that she poses. There are some circuits that have given opinions just exactly as she said. What my…

I thank my colleague for yielding. I believe all my colleagues can agree that women deserve equal pay for equal work. However, the bill considered today takes the wrong approach to ensure that current equal protections, protections that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amend section 3(a)(2) to read as follows: (2) by striking ``any other factor other than sex'' and inserting ``a…

My amendment is simple and straightforward. It would require that the committee include in its reports the cost of its recommendations on local economies.

I appreciate what the gentlewoman had to say. I was listening very carefully to her. I think she does have it confused, however, because it does inject an additional burden for employers that is not in the law right now and it does provide…

I have great respect for the gentlewoman. I don't think she understands what that language actually means, how it has actually been interpreted by the courts, and how it may be totally misinterpreted against plaintiffs in these types of…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Gonzalez of Texas). The gentleman from Alabama has 2 minutes remaining.