Have you ever heard the term evergreening?

Has a company in your organizational group, ever paid another company in return for not bringing their competing product to the market?

as everybody knows, the Republican Party now controls the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate, and the White House. We also know that unless a budget agreement is reached by December 22, the U.S. Government will shut down, which will cause serious…

Is it the case that at the end of that patent period that it is something given by public policy as incentive for doing the research any of your member companies have used legal maneuvers to extend that period of original exclusivity in…

I urge the Secretary and this Administration to do whatever they have to do to give folks the resources...

While we can all be proud of this collective achievement to pass the Forever GI Bill, this Subcommittee's work has just begun and it is critical that we work in tandem with the VA, with veterans groups, and other stakeholders.

I do have some concerns about the focus this process is getting from the VA senior leadership.

This bill was signed into law by President Trump on August 16th, 2017. It is a great example of what Congress can do when we put the American people and, in this case, our veterans first and foremost.

first, I applaud the Senator from Alaska. He makes us all want to be there. Mr. President, let me speak for a moment in my role as vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee about the continuing resolution that the distinguished…

So we will not vote unless time is yielded back. I believe there are no other speakers. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back on both the Republican and Democratic sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

And how much time is there on the other side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Nine minutes.

I think that the other question I have, the second question I have is, who decided--and I am not necessarily saying this is bad, but who decided to go with a program that has never been done with an organization that doesn't exist?

the question would be suitable for the game show ``Jeopardy:'' Name the oldest long-distance hiking trail in the United States. Answer: What is the Long Trail? The 272-mile trail that runs the spine of the Green Mountains in my home State…

I have had the surgical nurses call me and say, Dr. Roe, do you need this, this, and this before this procedure, and we would go over that ahead of time.

Vermonters have a legacy of service unmatched in the Nation. While new generations carry on this tradition, we continue to owe so much to the bravery of those men and women who served in the past. One of the members of this distinguished…

I think the best government is local government.

I want to alert all Senators to the situation in Honduras. Those of us who care about Central America have watched the election for Honduras's next President with increasing alarm. It has been more than a week since November 26, when the…

next week, the Federal Communications Commission, FCC, will consider a proposed rule, that, if approved, will end net neutrality as we know it and will threaten the foundation of a free and open internet. Net neutrality is the simple…