What we don't want to do is an effort to respond to this request actually make a very deadly problem more deadly.

This notion of if we don't do this, the Attorney General has made the argument that somehow fentanyl will become legal is not true.

Mr. President, today we consider these amendments to NAFTA. I opposed the original NAFTA in 1993 because I believed it would kill American jobs and failed to protect the environment. I oppose this version now, because it does not…

Mr. President, as we all know too well rates of suicide have risen to epidemic levels in the United States, with suicide now the 10th leading cause of death in the country. On average, there are 129 suicides every day, roughly one every 11…

Mr. Chair, as it outlines, people with disabilities already face significant barriers to competitive, integrated employment, and we cannot allow another barrier to remain in their way. Mr. Chair, I am proud to vote in favor of…

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his exceptional leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Age is just a number. We hear that…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for organizing this Special Order on this really important topic. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we held a hearing in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the administration's actions in Iran. Over the…

There is clearly the political desire among the Mexican people to do this.

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the pending nomination of Peter Gaynor to be the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient…

Mr. President, I rise to support the nomination of Peter T. Gaynor to be the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA. I have known and worked with Pete Gaynor for over a decade. Before taking over as FEMA Deputy…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my remarks before the vote is called. I don't anticipate I will take very long. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I don't regret for a minute that he is gone from the face of the planet. He was a murderer, a terrorist and a significant danger to the National security of the United States.

I find that the rise and spread of anti-Semitism extremely troubling. I think it is important that all of us call it out and condemn it as often as possible and not be silent.

Mr. President, the publication Grist did an article recently about climate change with a bunch of images. I grabbed a few of those images, and I have added a few in this speech because they give a pretty good overview of the mess that we…

Mr. President, I am delighted to close this out. Again, I thank Senator Sullivan. I think there is reason to hope for a really good appropriations subcommittee hearing on this subject in the coming year. I think there is reason to hope for…

Mr. President, I come to the floor with a bunch of thank-yous after Thursday evening's happy news that Save Our Seas 2.0 passed the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent. I thank all of the Senate Members of our bipartisan Oceans Caucus. The…

Madam Speaker, every young person needs a mentor, someone to provide real-life guidance as they navigate the challenging, formative years of youth. Mentoring is closely linked with positive behaviors, including school attendance, regular…

Mr. Speaker, I just returned from overseas. I led a delegation of our colleagues, a bipartisan delegation, to visit our troops during the Christmas holiday; and, of course, we all were struck by the extraordinary service of these brave men…