To me this is a perfect example of the states as laboratories, as the founders really envisioned.

I think it is the way that we can most effectively reduce our energy use.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Franken pertaining to the introduction of S. 1112 are printed in today's Record under…

Tribal sovereignty is essential for the self-determination of Native American communities.

In this hearing we are trying to discuss the balance between two very important things, tribal rights and labor rights.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to raise awareness about the questionable requirements the State of Minnesota has been given by the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan mandates that Minnesota reduce carbon…

As a co-sponsor of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, I feel it is important and necessary for us to hold human rights abusers accountable.

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about the need for a safer and healthier workplace and to urge my colleagues to join me and Senator Murray in supporting the Protecting America's Workers Act, which I am proud to introduce…

Mr. President, I yield the floor to the good Senator from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority whip is recognized.

Mr. President, I was unable to cast a vote on the nomination of Dr. Dava Newman to be the Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. I missed the vote yesterday because I was meeting with turkey growers in…

Mr. President, I support the Steve Gleason Act, which passed the Senate last week. I would especially like to thank Senator Vitter for championing this important legislation that will ensure patients on Medicare have access to critical…

We've worked with you especially on the bill on pilot fatigue.

I think it's important for my colleagues to know that, in my experience as a prosecutor, was that people would deliberately prey on people and then tell them to shut up after they raped them because they were going to report them.

I think it would be a very smart way of enforcing these laws.

I think that's very important if we want to show that this works.

I would hope that this is a long-term priority of the Department of Homeland Security.

If they're filled with illegal steel products, why can't we see it and call it as it is?

I understand that the events surrounding the death of Mr. Gray are now the subject of an independent investigation and I believe that a full and thorough accounting of the facts is a necessary first step in helping to restore trust between…