Well, I was wondering, there is a concern of Congress losing, entirely, the control over transfers of important public assets.

Your client is the Constitution, it seems to me. Your client is the people of the United States.

today I wish to recognize the 80th anniversary of the Shawnee Peak Ski Area in Bridgton, ME. Shawnee Peak is the oldest continually operated major ski facility in Maine and possesses natural beauty, which combines with the love of the…

today I wish to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the city of Sanford, ME. Sanford was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides the community today, and this is a time to celebrate the generations of…

between 2010 and 2015, the number of grandparents taking care of their grandchildren and being solely responsible for their care soared by 24 percent, and it's because of the opioid epidemic.

Thank you for writing such an important book that offers us possibilities.

I held a hearing in the Aging Committee to look at this issue of grandparents raising their grandkids due to the opioid crisis.

You've said that heroin is what you get when you destroy Dreamland. You've said that isolation is heroin's natural habitat.

In your investigation, did you find that drug dealers tend to target communities that are economically devastated?

This is a whole different approach for law enforcement to take--rather than locking people up, helping them to get the help that they need.

What has been discouraging to me is despite much greater public awareness and much more money and much greater intentions that the problem does not seem to be getting much better.

I rise to join my colleague from Rhode Island, Senator Reed, in introducing the Museum and Library Services Act of 2017. This bill would reauthorize the core programs administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)…

we simply cannot allow these harmful, indiscriminate budget cuts to be triggered. It is so disturbing to see our seniors worried about the possibility of a $25 billion cut in the Medicare Program. That is a 4-percent reduction. That would…

I rise in strong opposition to the point of order that will be offered by the Senator from Kentucky, which would have the effect of allowing harmful, indiscriminate budget cuts to be triggered. While there are certain safety net programs…

All businesses in America, large and small, should be fairly and predictably regulated, including those companies in the financial services industry. Now, Mr. Speaker, when the real estate market collapsed in 2008, Washington did what it…

If we have gone from 60 to 51, and if we are shortening the time, and if we are drifting away from the blue slip requirement, it seems to me we are moving very rapidly toward a majority only.

I rise today to talk not about legislation or about the tax bill--well, I may talk about the tax bill a little-- but I do wish to talk about deadlines and how we all do our work, whether it is in the Senate, in our businesses, or in our…

I will cast my vote in support of the conference agreement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While it is by no means perfect, on balance, this reform bill will provide much needed tax relief. It will benefit lower and middle-income families…