That is so important because in the vast majority of these cases, once the money has been wired, it is gone forever, and it is very difficult to trace.

It is great to have you as a member of the Committee.

I rise to express my strong support for the nomination of Dr. David Shulkin to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. I believe his impressive record of service in both the public and private health care sectors as well as his firm…

today I wish to recognize and congratulate Kevin Concannon on his retirement and distinguished career. The fact that Kevin Concannon retired is not news--he has done that several times before, and each time, he moved onto more exciting and…

I am a former Governor, and as such, I have an inclination to support the Executive's nominees for their Cabinet-- for their Secretaries or Commissioners in my case, in Maine. I think that is an important principle, and it is how I start…

2 years ago, right here, I congratulated our New England Patriots on winning their fourth Super Bowl championship. Today I am proud to share the excitement of my fellow Mainers to congratulate our Patriots on capturing their fifth world…

Parliamentary inquiry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will state his inquiry.

I yield the remainder of my post closure debate time to Senator Feinstein from California. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Here is what transpired. Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was…

In the opinion of the Chair, would one Senator calling another Senator a liar during debate on the floor of the Senate be a violation of rule XIX? The PRESIDING OFFICER. In the opinion of the Chair, it would.

today I wish to recognize and congratulate RADM Craig Faller on his outstanding service to our Nation as the Navy's chief of legislative affairs from June 2014 through January 2017. During that time, he was the Navy's lead advocate on…

Just hours before President Trump's inauguration, I met a young woman in my district from Djibouti who was named Fozia. Fozia had worked with our military as an interpreter. She came to the United States for the freedom and safety she…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging, having adopted rules governing its procedures for the 115th Congress, have a copy of their rules printed in the Record, pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules…

I come to the floor to announce a very difficult decision that I have made; that is, to vote against the confirmation of Betsy DeVos to be our Nation's next Secretary of Education. This is not a decision that I have made lightly. I have a…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

What has been lost in this debate is regardless of who was elected President, we were going to have to do major repairs on the Affordable Care Act.

We have a problem where we are seeing nationwide average premium increases of 25 percent.

A dollar more than 400 percent, you lose your assistance with premiums. And that is another real problem with the law that is creating wage loss.