I call up the substitute amendment, No. 2910. 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 2910.

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

And the State Department is so screwed up in the handling of classified information that if they had wanted to prosecute Secretary Clinton, that they would have had to prosecute 150 State Department people.

In Nazi Germany, they were keeping the Jews from leaving the country. But this is a serious matter. We need to think it through, be rational and thoughtful about it.

Hopefully, people will get the message and come through the border, at the port of entry, and not break across the border unlawfully.

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 267. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR…

On Thursday Jeff Sessions cited the bible to justify separating immigrant children from their parents.

The private sector's facing the same challenge you all are facing, is too many kids are going to college instead of getting these trade skills.

We have a challenge as a nation to try to do a better job of communicating to our young people and their parents that not everybody needs a 4-year degree.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 33, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $24,000,000)''. Page 34, line 21, after…

I thank Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Kaptur and all their subcommittee colleagues for, again, putting together a strong Energy and Water appropriations bill this year. As the chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I know how…

There have been discussions about whether this line item or that line item might be something to rescind or not. To them, I would point out that we are in the middle of an appropriations process. We can work on these issues and we can…

It is a bit disconcerting to hear a lot of my friends on the other side of the aisle say that any funds left over in the executive branch account should not be returned to the U.S. Treasury, which would reduce Federal borrowing; but…

I rise today in support of Annemarie Carney Axon to be U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Annemarie Axon is exceptionally qualified to be a U.S. district judge. Her strong, respectful temperament and commitment to…

I rise today in support of Jelena McWilliams to be the Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. A native of the former Yugoslavia, Jelena earned her bachelor's degree and J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. From…

Let's compare the records of the Republicans and the Democrats and who has the most open Congress. As of May 23 of this year, Republicans in this Congress have provided for consideration of over 1,130 amendments on the House floor. Over…

I have listened to the gentlewoman's comments, and she probably is unaware of the fact that we are presently undergoing for the first time in the history of the Department of Defense a full Department-wide audit. We are already getting…

I strongly oppose this amendment. This amendment is not about stewardship of taxpayers' dollars, good government, or setting priorities. Instead, this amendment is part of a broader, antinuclear agenda that we see year in and year out…