People have to pay attention then.

the people's will comes first, where bipartisanship reigns, and where effectiveness in getting things done is what counts

This is so cheap an investment to put money into our international food aid programs and the investment pays off now in saved lives and in the future in relationships that we simply can't build in any other way. It's soft diplomacy, it's…

I sincerely thank you all for coming here. This has been a very enlightening day and a half.

The problem besides it poisoning people and destroying people's lives, is the toxic residue you mentioned in the houses.

Mr. President, I want to first thank Senator Carper for his leadership today, and I rise today to join him in speaking about the nomination of Scott Pruitt to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. I will not be voting in…

Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to the nomination of Scott Pruitt to serve as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, is tasked with protecting human health and the…

Mr. President, I have a parliamentary inquiry for the Parliamentarian. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will state his parliamentary inquiry, please.

Mr. President, it seems to me that that is imputing to Democrats' actions and motives not becoming of a U.S. Senator.

I made a parliamentary inquiry, and I would appreciate an answer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. In the opinion of the Chair, they do not violate the rule. Mr. BARRASSO addressed the Chair.

Mr. President, can I have a minute? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on the motion to extend postcloture debate.

Mr. President, may I ask the Chair for permission to speak for a minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senator will proceed.

Mr. President, would my friend, the Senator from Wyoming, read back the part that he said earlier in the speech about Democrats doing this, the reasons we are delaying? Would he do me that favor? The reason I am raising this is that we had…

I appreciate it. I thank very much the Presiding Officer and I thank the Senator from Wyoming. I am just making a point here.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Mackenthun's Fine Foods in Waconia, Minnesota, for 100 years of business success. At the beginning of the 20th century, August Mackenthun began a family tradition of making homemade sausage. This…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and career of a legendary Minnesotan who passed away just last week. Ray Christensen was a renowned sportscaster in the North Star State and best known for his radio play-by-play for the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Delano Elementary School in my district for being recognized as a Reward School for the fourth time in the past 5 years. In order to be categorized as a Reward School, the school must be in the top 15…

Thank you. I had no intention of actually filing a rule XIX objection. My point is--and the reason is because I didn't want to delay things. But we have a nominee here who has sued the EPA 18 times. The reason we are doing this is because…