I love HIDTA. HIDTA is one of the best things that ever happened with regard to dealing with this problem.

Efficiency standards play a major role.

I thank the ranking member; the chairman; and the sponsor of this bill, Mr. Cartwright, in persistent advocacy. What Mr. Cartwright said really makes sense. It is pretty bad, the condition of many of our schools throughout the country…

3 years ago yesterday, Berta Caceres, an indigenous rights activist in Honduras who had been a vocal opponent of the construction of a hydroelectric dam that threatened the territory of the Lenka people, was murdered in her home. That…

this morning, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Related Agencies held a hearing on the opioid epidemic and how States are responding to the crisis. I was pleased Beth Tanzman, the executive…

I want to briefly discuss the situation in Egypt, a country where unchecked repression has come to define the government of President el-Sisi. The 2011 Egyptian revolution brought hope of a democratic future for the country, but it has…

just a couple of short weeks ago, we finally finished the fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills, and I greatly appreciate those who worked with us to get that done. I want to talk today about the need to reach a new 2-year budget deal. We…

These admirals and generals, many of whom I know and a lot of whom I do not, have been here with Republican and Democratic administrations, but they are all people who have served our Nation and care about our Nation. They are part of a…

the White House recently unveiled the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative, W-GDP, an interagency plan to increase women's global labor force participation and advancement in the workplace, improve access of women…

I thank my distinguished colleague from Rhode Island. I could not help but think--as I saw the picture of John Chafee, with whom I had the honor of serving here in the Senate--of John Chafee's close friendship with Robert Stafford, who was…

For decades, lobbyists have stifled our national conversation about gun violence and Congress has refused to act. Since Parkland, Thousand Oaks, and so many others, new voices have broken through. Student activists have marched…

I am delighted that we are finally at this day, because you know the tide, you know the toll that takes place every day. On average, every day in America, 342 people are shot: murders, assaults, suicides, or suicide attempts. That means…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 11, after ``harm,'' insert ``including harm to self, family, household members, or others,''…

what is the legislative situation? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending question is on the Miller nomination.

President Trump declared a national emergency 2 weeks ago. He did this in order to build a pet project of his. In the process, he said it was his intent to siphon billions of dollars that Congress had appropriated to help our men and women…

I thank the Presiding Officer. I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the reality, of course, is that apprehensions at the southwest border have dropped 75 percent since 2000. The reality is that many of the southern border communities have violent crime rates that are lower than our national average. The…

One of the most significant events in the last Presidential campaign, of course, was the dump of emails stolen from the Democratic National Committee.