before addressing the topic that I want to take up--and I know it is one that is near and dear to the Presiding Officer's heart--which is rural healthcare, I want to express my admiration and thanks to Senator Reed, the Senator from Rhode…

I did a mathematic calculation a couple of years ago, and it resulted in an interesting conclusion. The Senate is a rural body. Eighteen Members of the U.S. Senate represent a majority of Americans. That means 82 percent--or 82 out of 100…

I would like to recognize the efforts of the many organizations that have agreed to come together to establish a single continuum of care for the State of Maine. Continuums of Care are supported by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…

Maine is home to strong communities and compassionate citizens. Nowhere are those qualities more evident than in our State's commitment to end the scourge of homelessness. This effort has taken a significant step forward through the…

your advocacy has made a real difference, as is evident in the law that Senator Baldwin and Senator Capito authored.

In 2014, I worked to ensure that our service members and veterans could participate in safe prescription drug disposal programs throughout the Department of Defense and VA.

Thank you so much for coming forward with Jason's story. And I just want to assure you that your advocacy has made a real difference.

So, Dr. Meyer, when you discover that a prescriber is an outlier, what do you do?

today, I join my colleagues, Senators Shaheen, Isakson, and Menendez, in introducing the International Violence Against Women Act of 2017. This legislation makes ending violence against women and girls a top diplomatic priority. It…

it's hard to imagine what else the Trump Administration could be doing right now to undermine the health of our communities.

Clearly, we need to amend Stafford so that it is not simply rebuild what was there before.

I don't wish to take much of the Senate's time, but I want to emphasize and echo the comments made by the Senator from Tennessee. He and his ranking member, Patty Murray of Washington, have done a magnificent job. What I want to emphasize…

I thank the ranking member for yielding me the time and for all those wonderful compliments. I don't know that I have ever had that said about a bill that I have submitted, so I am very happy to be here today and to be able to support the…

today we remember the life of Bernard ``Bernie'' Shaw, who passed away earlier this year at the age of 88. As a lifelong resident of Maine, a wonderful husband and father to three, and a champion for agriculture, future generations will…

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I am very grateful that the House will be voting on this commonsense piece of legislation tonight. I am very proud to represent the Houlton Band of the Maliseet Indians in Houlton…

I am now very pleased to yield to the coauthor of this important bill. Senator Cortez Masto has been an extraordinary member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. She attends every single hearing, which is amazing, given our schedules…

I rise today with my colleague from Nevada, Senator Cortez Masto, to introduce the Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's--or BOLD--Act. I am pleased that Senator Capito and Senator Kaine are also joining us as…

I am delighted to commend Fourteenth Street School in Bangor, ME, on being named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Serving students from prekindergarten through the third grade, this outstanding school in the city I am…