if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:22 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 13, 2018, at 9:30…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: H.R. 6020, H.R. 5791, H.R. 5792, H.R. 6591, and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Indian Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 596. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7120, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The bill (S. 2076), as amended, is printed in the Record of December 21, 2018, on…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2076), as amended, was passed.

I ask unanimous consent that the Collins amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, that the committee- reported substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 694, S. 2076. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 621, S. 3031. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 530, S. 1580. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar Nos. 1154 through 1169 and all nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy; that the…

this needs to be reauthorized. This is kind of one of the mysteries of Congress to me, why we have haven't done it.

I have a really wonderful district attorney, Beth McCann, who is working quite closely with all of our hospitals.

Thank you for your service all these years on the Committee and the things you have done for the folks in Denver with the Denver VA.

He has been terrific. He certainly has a passion for the people in El Paso and the people he represents.

we need to reauthorize VAWA. It's very, very important to do. I've supported it every time. It's essential.

We've got to act to reauthorize this law before the 115th Congress ends.

I think it's the best subcommittee in the House, and I'm really happy that you got the opportunity to chair it.