I appreciate that. Further, that their nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to any of the…

I say to my distinguished colleague from Delaware that I already included the Ambassador to Guatemala in my list and there was objection. If the Senator from Wyoming, who I believe is not doing this in his own course but on behalf of his…

Madam President, I rise in support of all of the career Foreign Service officers whose nominations have been held up in the Chamber until there is a crisis somewhere in the world, until there is a Presidential or Vice Presidential trip to…

Madam President, I don't know about nuclear options, but I do know about national security. When we have objections to some career ambassadors--I am not even talking about other nominees who are equally as important to places in the world…

Madam President, this is not a procedure the majority set up. The procedure that is being set up is one where career nominees and critical nominees are being held on the floor as a procedure that the Republicans have decided to do. Let me…

It is true it is a political appointment, but to the Republic of South Korea. At a time when we are facing challenges in the South China Sea, where there is a dispute between China and Korea, where we have critical interests, where we are…

The gentleman who is nominated, a career nominee to be the Ambassador to Guatemala is Todd D. Robinson.

Madam President, I will close on this. Look, the reality is that if each of these ambassadors was going to be brought up and had to go through cloture and go through the whole process of time or the debate time that would be attributed to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 4 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I thank my distinguished colleague from Oregon for his courtesy in allowing me to do so. I agree with everything my colleague from Florida Senator Rubio has said about this issue, and I appreciate his leadership alongside…

I will be very brief. I want to join Senator Rubio, if I can have 2 minutes as well, before going to Senator Merkley. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the modified request is agreed to. The Senator from Wyoming…

I thank the managers of this legislation. Unemployment. The deficit. Outsourcing. Higher education. Immigration. Tax reform. Gun control. Medicare. Social Security. Transportation. A continuing resolution. Ukraine, Syria, Nigeria, Libya…

I want to conclude by reading something, Mr. Speaker. And if you don't know where this came from, that is part of the problem: Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a…

I thank my good friend from Utah. I thank him for his service to our country and for, again, bringing us all together this evening. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call on the President of the United States to give Israel the robust and…

I want to thank my good friend for yielding and thank him for his leadership and his very eloquent remarks just a few moments ago on Hamas terrorism and the fact that we need to do much more than we have, to try to mitigate, end, and…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce with my colleagues Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, and Senator Barbara Boxer of California, the Superfund Polluter Pays Restoration Act of 2014. This bill reinstates an expired excise tax on…

Madam President, I rise today filled with anguish and heartbreak that is shared by so many Americans who have been watching over the past week as countless innocent children and innocent civilians have been killed and live in states of…

At this time, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch).