I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to increase the…

As Americans, we stand in solidarity with our French allies.

Providing safe harbor to individuals who no longer have a home because of war and violence is a humane and American thing to do.

The attacks were a chilling manifestation of the reach of the ISIL terrorist network in Europe.

if Paris accomplishes everything they want to, and if you use their own projections, if we measure the impact of every nation fulling every promise by the year 2030, the total temperature reduction will be 0.048 degrees Celsius.

I thank Ms. Dorgham for being here today, and I hope she will speak to those concerns and discuss the oversight that takes place at these airports that opt out of Federal screening.

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Costello) for leading this important Special Order today. We stand with our allies across the world who have repeatedly and recently experienced violent acts of terrorism, specifically in Israel…

Those attacks, along with the explosion of a Metrojet in Egypt, remind us that the threat of terrorism has not gone away.

I understand I have 2 minutes. I will speak briefly and then yield to Senator Feinstein. This is what this is about, these twin 33 double trailers, which are longer than is legal in 38 States. The question is whether we as a Senate, we as…

in a few moments we are going to vote on a motion to instruct the conferees on the highway bill. It will be a motion to instruct them not to proceed with a Federal mandate that would force these long double trailers called twin 33s on the…

I have a motion to instruct at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Wicker] moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the…

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining time while we are in quorum calls be divided equally between the parties. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I compliment the distinguished Senator from Tennessee for his remarks. I extend my appreciation for his strong leadership in developing and bringing to the floor of the Senate the Defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016…

Today, in honor of the 240th birthday of the United States Marine Corps, I would like to offer the official Marine Corps Hymn in tribute to the brave men and women who serve as Marines at home and abroad. ``From the halls of Montezuma To…

what is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending business is S.J. Res. 22.

If I could, I would also like to ask that Senator Blunt's poster be placed back on the easel, because I agree with what the Senator from Missouri had to say about the so-called waters of the United States rule. It is a massive Federal…

And that deals with the waters of the United States rule; is that correct, Mr. President? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

We should not reinvent the wheel every time there is a crisis, and we should not put biodefense on the back burner between outbreaks or attacks.