we are talking about the National Defense Authorization Act. We are talking about preventing and dealing with threats to our country. I want to describe a hypothetical threat--a threat that throws millions of people out of work almost…

I am pleased to join my colleagues in supporting the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill to provide full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to address the deferred maintenance backlog for our national parks. Under the…

someday, 100 years from now, a family will camp on a mesa in Utah or a hillside in North Carolina or a canyon in New Mexico or they will hike the rocky coast of Maine. They will play on a ballfield in Kansas, and it will be because of the…

I rise today to introduce legislation to allow nonprofit critical access hospitals (as defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) that are undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations to apply for forgivable loans under…

I rise today to introduce the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, legislation that eliminates Medicare's arbitrary 190-day lifetime cap on inpatient services in psychiatric hospitals. This change is long overdue given the steps…

I rise today at a time of great sorrow, anger, and fear for our Nation. We face the confluence of a health crisis, an economic depression, and a killing that laid bare the racial injustice that still taints our country. The horrific death…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Senator Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 3833 are printed in today's Record…

I rise today to introduce, with my colleagues Senator Rubio, Cardin, and Shaheen, legislation to strengthen the Paycheck Protection Program, which has proven to be such an important lifeline to America's small businesses and their…

I am pleased to be a cosponsor of the SMART Act, and I want to commend Senator Menendez and Senator Cassidy for their tremendous leadership. Our bill would help offset the collapse of State and local revenues resulting from the COVID-19…

throughout America, we set aside Memorial Day to honor those who gave their all for all of us, but this Memorial Day will be very different from those we have celebrated in the past, as we honor our veterans. This Memorial Day, there will…

each day, our peace officers prepare for work with no guarantee of what the next shift holds. They say goodbye to their loved ones and head out to serve and protect communities throughout Maine and across the country. And unfortunately, on…

I rise to introduce the Promoting Alzheimer's Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act. I am pleased to be joined by my colleagues, Senators Menendez and Grassley, in sponsoring this legislation that seeks to help combat elder abuse…

This morning, thousands of Mainers are staying home and doing their part to bend the curve in the fight against the coronavirus. But thousands of healthcare professionals, shipbuilders, grocery store employees, and many others deemed…

all across the country, Americans are stepping up in response to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping our Nation. Doctors and nurses are working endless hours and putting themselves at risk to care for the surge in patients. Manufacturers…

I see that the Senator from Maryland is on the floor, and I think he arrived a minute or two before me, so if he would like to go first, I would want to give him that opportunity.

This is unbelievable. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Maine be allowed to speak for a few minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in a quorum call. Mr…

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

we are in the midst of a crisis in our country--a crisis caused by the coronavirus. I cannot believe that the answer to this crisis from our friends on the other side of the aisle, as we move to address the economic consequences that are…