Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the strength and endurance of St. Cloud native Laura Knoblach, who just, last month, became the youngest woman to finish a double triathlon. Laura finished the Double ANVIL Ultra Triathlon, a rigorous…

Mr. Speaker, in recognition of the fact that we just experienced yet another tax day in America, I rise today to discuss a Federal agency that the American people have become extremely disenchanted with, the Internal Revenue Service. Over…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the astounding life and legacy of Coach Dean Taylor, who recently passed away. Coach Taylor founded the football program at Sartell High School and built it into the powerhouse program it is today…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate two young men from my district, Riley Tuft and Nick Althaus; Nick Althaus for his memorable performance at the Minnesota High School State Hockey Tournament last month, and Riley Tuft for his…

Mr. President, I rise to voice my support for the passage of the Energy Policy Modernization Act. I am pleased the Senate is considering and on the verge of passing legislation to update our Nation's energy policy. I thank Chairwoman…

I have been working to crack down on the dumping of foreign steel on our shores and to even the playing field.

I am a big fan on moving forward on tax reform, and doing something about the trillions of dollars overseas.

Senator Leahy and Senator McCain have a bill, and I have joined with them on this bill.

We not only need some rules. Mostly I'm interested in corporate tax reform and trying to bring that money from overseas, and creating incentives.

Congratulations, Doctor, on your nomination.

When you say taxes are all bad, you are also saying Social Security and Medicare are bad

We are really concerned about security if we do not have a steel industry

Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend from New York. It is a phrase we sometimes throw around in here without a lot of authenticity behind it, but I can tell you, in this case, a gentleman who served this Nation three decades in uniform…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend and colleague from California, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Congressman Ed Royce, for offering his amendment to the FSOC Reform Act. As we have seen time and time again, our…

I thank my colleague from Texas, Chairman Hensarling. Mr. Speaker, I am a believer in a transparent and accountable government; and if a Federal institution is failing to meet these fundamental criteria, Congress needs to act…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hoeven). Without objection, it is so ordered. Filling the Supreme Court Vacancy

Mr. President, I rise to talk about the opening on the Supreme Court. Today I am going to focus my remarks on how important filling the current vacancy on the Supreme Court is for our system of governance. When our Founding Fathers drafted…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Coons for his work. As he stated, Russia's actions are very harmful in the effort to bring peace in the Middle East. Russia reportedly plans to sell advanced aircraft and missile systems to Iran, as Senator…