I am delighted to join my friend and colleague from Alabama, Senator Jones, to urge support for the final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which finally-- finally--contains repeal of what is commonly called the military…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 3057 are printed in today's Record under…

there is a great deal of activity going on as we seek to conclude the negotiations on so many important issues. However, I don't want us to lose sight of the expiration of the authorization of the Older Americans Act--a very important law…

on rollcall vote No. 397, I voted no. It was my intention to vote yea; therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I urge my colleagues to take a look at this bipartisan bill. We are overdue to reauthorize the Older Americans Act. This is our opportunity not only to reauthorize it but to make it even better and more responsive to the needs of America's…

I rise today to introduce the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019, which is similar to a bill introduced by Representative Pingree in the House. My bill would allow asylum seekers to seek employment 30 days after applying for…

I rise for a few moments to compliment my colleague, the chair of the Energy and Natural Resources committee, along with her ranking member, Joe Manchin, who spoke a few minutes ago, the Senator from West Virginia. I have done a lot of…

I thank the gentleman from Hawaii for yielding. I thank Chairman Grijalva for his work on this committee, and I thank the ranking member even though we don't seem to agree on too much about this bill. I rise today in support of H.R. 729…

there is a wonderful guy who lives in Maine named David Mallett. He has a keen ear and an eye for the rural parts of our country, and one of his most famous songs starts out like this: ``Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make this garden…

the State motto of Georgia is ``Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.'' Those three words aptly describe Senator Johnny Isakson's more than four decades of service to the people of Georgia and to our Nation. He has indeed served with wisdom…

I rise to join my colleague, the senior Senator from Vermont, in introducing the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act. This bill would update and reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act programs, which have…

I rise today to introduce legislation with my fellow co-chair of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, which would improve access to innovative diabetes technologies. Our bill, the Improving Medicare Beneficiary Access to…

For Maine and so many other communities across the Nation, as I have heard listening to my colleagues speak, it is just not an abstraction; it is a tangible threat to our communities, to the people who live there.

Farmers are already being impacted by changing growing seasons and extreme weather events.

I guess we have heard from some people back home in Maine who are concerned that that may not be the case.

One thing that I always hear from my constituents is a concern in particular about individual information.

For Maine and so many communities across our nation, climate change is not an abstraction, but rather a tangible threat to local economies and the people who live in them.

I do want to encourage you to look into ways that you can push forward, access to capital for those types of investments.