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Mr. President, I want to initially begin by thanking my colleague from Oklahoma for graciously allowing me to proceed first ahead of him. He is, as ever, a terrific colleague. I would like to associate myself with the remarks of my…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Leah Rubin Shen of my staff be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I said repeatedly on this floor that I take no joy in discord and disagreement. I am not one who is interested in obstruction. I come from a little State like Senator Coons, where we get along pretty well. We believe in the…
We have heard from a lot of folks, different views on what we ought to be doing. One of them was from a fellow whose name is Kyle Meyaard-Schaap. Who is Mr. Schaap? Good question. Mr. Schaap is the leader or one of the spokespersons from a…
Mr. President, a few minutes ago, we stopped everything right here. Stopped. And the Chaplain of the U.S. Senate came in, Barry Black, retired Navy Admiral, and gave a prayer. We have a Bible study group that meets every Thursday. We met…
Madam President, my friend from Kansas is here. A lot of people around the country think there is probably not much we agree on. I want to say that I agree with just about everything the Senator from Kansas just said. And the fact that 95…
Mr. President, I lived in Palo Alto Park, that part of the State. The Naval Air Station was there. It used to be called Moffett Field. It is still there. I remember the hangars that we used during the time we served on Active Duty. I had…
Mr. President, I want to continue to share with you and my colleagues the reasons I am opposed to the nomination of Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. What we do know about Mr…
Madam President, one of the things I love about the Senator from Indiana is he understands there is a Golden Rule. We are one another's neighbors, and we need to treat others the way we want to be treated. States need to treat other States…
Madam President, good morning to our pages and members of our staff, some of whom have been up all night. I just walked over here from my office in the Hart Building and, along the way, I ran into the Capitol Police and others who are…
Madam President, I thank my friend for those kind and generous remarks. I thank him for coming to Delaware. I have been privileged to visit the Hoosier State any number of times. I have a basketball in my office from Notre Dame, and I know…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that of the postcloture debate time under my control, that 50 minutes be yielded to Senator Merkley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Hawaii.
Mr. President, I would like to follow up on something our friend from Mississippi was just saying. I want to make it clear that I am not really interested in obstructing. I am not interested at all in obstructing. What I am interested in…
Mr. President, I just want to follow up on the comments of my friend, the chairman from Wyoming, and I note that Scott Pruitt has responded to more questions than anyone in EPA history since Gina McCarthy, the past Administrator who…
Mr. President and colleagues, if I could have your attention, please. Five minutes please. Two years ago, the Center for Media and Democracy filed a petition under Oklahoma FOIA law called the Oklahoma Open Records Act. For 2 years, the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following congressional fellows in the office of Senator Tom Udall be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th Congress. Their names are Emma Locatelli, Sean MacDougall, and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Mike Boettcher of my personal staff have floor privileges through December 31, 2017, and Andrew J. Wishnia and Ann Marie Chaney of my Environment and Public Works Committee staff have floor…
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise this evening to speak on the nomination of Congressman Mick Mulvaney to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I am going to start by talking in a minute about some of the critical roles…