
Mr. President, today I wish to recognize my former staffer, Ms. Annie Caputo, as she is finally confirmed by the Senate as a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annie has over 20 years of experience handling nuclear energy issues…
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Mr. President, today I wish to recognize my former staffer, Ms. Annie Caputo, as she is finally confirmed by the Senate as a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annie has over 20 years of experience handling nuclear energy issues…

Mr. President, let me just share what just happened here. I have been involved with this for a long time, including over in the House when we had our NDAA. Now, I am fully aware and everybody here knows that we have passed this NDAA for 57…

Mr. President, in the last 24 hours, Senator McConnell announced that the Senate will still be in session in August. I don't know of any Senator who loves being in Washington, DC, in August. Quite frankly, it is a hot, humid, miserable…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Work of the Senate

Mr. President, I think it is kind of unprecedented to have, in this case, the acting chairman and the ranking member be so close together on what we have attempted to do. I think it is worthwhile to note, as Senator Reed brought up, that…

The unmanned aerial system to me is kind of like the Internet. It can be used for good or bad.

the authorities that we are discussing at this point, who would make the decision on when those authorities go into place

the decision as to where these technologies will be deployed is going to be made at the highest level

What is a national focus? What is a State response and a local focused on that?

We have one of the lowest unemployment rates that we have had in decades now.

The American economy is benefiting from good leadership at this point as well.

this affects how people will be able to save for their own retirement or try to invest when they are just getting started out

There is much still to be done in this process to make sure we have some regulatory certainty that maintains a growing, vibrant economy.

What do you need from us? Because you all still have a connection on whether it is initial coin offerings or whether it is fraud or whether it is money laundering or any number of things that are in that space.

SEC's mission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session for a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…