Mr. President, I am not the first guy to stand up here and make this observation, but I have serious concerns with how the nominee confirmation process has been going in this Congress. There is a blatant lack of respect for the Senate…

The investments we make, which are sometimes not so exciting in the eyes of the appropriators, are very necessary.

We've talked earlier about foot and mouth, or as my grandfather called it, hoof and mouth, the most amazing, viciously aggressive virus that we've kept out of the country for 88 years.

You produce the scientists who fuel both higher education, research, and the private industry, correct?

I think it's worth noting the wondrous system that we have in the United States.

One of the tendencies whether it's in Congress or the Executive Branch... is, sometimes if we don't want the answer, we don't ask the question.

I have to say this because I do not have a better friend on the other side of the aisle than Senator Udall, but this 97 percent stuff has been debunked completely, and everybody knows that.

I am pleased to introduce the real Jim Bridenstine, a friend, a colleague, a fellow pilot, and a resident of our city of Tulsa.

I always remind my constituents in town meetings, no matter what anyone says at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue, we write the laws.

Finding another Webb is no easy task. The President considered several excellent candidates, some of whom we personally admire. But in the spirit of Webb's leadership, U.S. Representative Jim Bridenstine is the President's nominee and we…

I support him because I believe he is going to be the very best Administrator that we will have.

I really believe, and I have heard in statements even from you that looking at the threats that we face today, we are in the most threatened position, I believe, in the history of our country.

One of the things that we're trying to address is getting additional information.

Mr. President, I have the opportunity to speak to this body today about Amy Barrett. Her nomination is currently pending to be a circuit court judge. There is a pretty high standard for those individuals because they handle some incredibly…

Some of them, it's been publicly reported that the site was used to try to organize events that were election protest events in certain cities.

Mr. President, I have 9 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Certainly immigration has remained a topic throughout.

So some of the accounts turned to questioning the Electoral College, as an example.