Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1210 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1207 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1207 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.

Madam Speaker, the cuts we are considering to SNAP-- $20.5 billion--will be devastating for many American families. There is little room to cut this vital program. The average benefit is only $4.50 a day, just $1.50 a meal. These cuts will…

Mr. Chair, during rollcall vote No. 256 on June 19, 2013, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Foxx The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice James Ware, retired.

Today we reaffirm our commitment to working with the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and our partners and allies to protect and assist all those displaced as they work to rebuild their lives in peace and dignity.

Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice an additional position in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 133(b)(1).

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13617 with respect to the disposition of Russian highly enriched uranium.

We are grateful for their generosity and pleased to support their efforts in addressing this humanitarian crisis.

Jennifer Prescod May-Parker, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice Malcolm J. Howard, retired.

The United States stands with the more than 45 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and political violence.

I feel an obligation at this moment in history to my children and my grandchildren and future people on this planet that we need to shift toward clean energy technologies to prevent calamitous consequences in this world.

There will come a time in the future history not yet written of our planet where we say, whoa, when we had an opportunity to move toward clean energy...

I thank the gentleman, who has been such a tremendous leader and head of our Hunger Caucus in the House of Representatives. Hunger in America--think of that. It ought to be a non sequitur. This is the richest country in the world, and yet…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. amendment No. 1268 Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of debate equally…

Mr. President, 148 years ago today Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX, to take possession of the State and enforce the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation. It had been 2 months since General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse…