policymakers from all over the world will be meeting in Paris this week and next to address the issue of climate change. With much fanfare, they will purport to reach an agreement that will prevent the Earth's ``average global air…

on November 21, the world will mark the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement, which ended the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina that began in April 1992. Last July, the Senator from New Hampshire and I had the privilege and distinct…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the…

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, my motion to recommit will do several things: The…

In recent days, however, we have seen a number of Governors, including the Governor of my home State, choose fear over facts. If they had done their research, they would have learned that our program is an extensive 13-step process. It…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4038 to the Committee on Judiciary with instructions to report the…

I want to thank my friend from South Carolina for the time. Mr. Speaker, we are under attack. Across the globe and here at home, we are being targeted. We are at war. The enemy has brought war to us. And make no mistake about it, this…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Shaheen of New Hampshire and I be able to utilize up to 20 minutes for speaking in a colloquy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Wicker and Mrs. Shaheen…

I appreciate the generosity from my colleague from Michigan on the time. Mr. Speaker, we live in uncertain and dangerous times with ever- evolving terrorist threats. The brutality that ISIL has inflicted on innocent people is both chilling…

I want to thank my colleague from Georgia for engaging in this debate. I know it sometimes seems to be a lonely job, especially when you are right, you are correct, and you are putting the best interests of the American people ahead of…

The Senator from New Hampshire makes two very salient points I do want to underscore. And it pains me that we have to be on the floor of the Senate this afternoon talking about an aggressive Russia. Russia was trying to help 20 years ago…

I certainly agree with my colleague from New Hampshire, and I commend her for her leadership in getting this legislation drafted. It is an opportunity to provide a very meaningful chance for Bosnians and Herzegovinians to live the good…

And I thank the Senator from New Hampshire. ______ By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Lee, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Johnson): S. 2310. A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of…

Reserving the right to object, just for point of clarification, I am under the assumption that the bill will move under regular order requiring a 50-vote threshold for all amendments. I ask, through the Chair, if the Senator from Maine can…

I thank the chair and ranking member of the committee and, of course, the staff for working with us on this issue. This is an amendment that should be familiar to Members because essentially the same language was voted on in the form of a…

reserving the right to object, I understand that we are moving to consideration of the Transportation and HUD appropriations bill. Is that correct, Mr. President? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

I thank the Senator for her assurance, and I withdraw my objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 2812 (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 2815. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The…