I personally thank her for some legislation that I worked on, that she found a path forward so that we could get that accomplished

the work that she did in regards to the women's economic empowerment, tackling the gender gap with women entrepreneurs' need to thrive, to me that is a blueprint on what we need to do as a Nation to close the gender gap

I thank the Presiding Officer. Mr. President, I start by thanking my colleague from the State of Maryland, Senator Cardin, for his leadership on many, many issues but, especially, as we gather here on the Senate floor to discuss the…

I just make the observation you got off to a bad start with no sanctions being imposed.

Mr. President, first, I want to thank Senator Markey and concur in his comments in regard to the Dreamers. Yes, we are pleased that we have a bipartisan agreement today. I am still in the process of reading all the details before making a…

Mr. President, first, I thank Senator Whitehouse for bringing this issue to the attention of our colleagues and the American people. As Senator Whitehouse points out, we have seen from the White House, from the President, an effort to try…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Carryover Equity Act of 2018 to eliminate the 20 percent carryover limitation which is an impediment to flexibility and effective financial planning of the 1890s Extension Program. The 1890s…

Mr. President, today I wish to express my disappointment that David Stras was confirmed to serve on the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Stras's nomination should not have made it to the Senate floor. For over a century, the Senate…

Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry relating to the powers of the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Do the House rules in rule X, clause 11(g), which define---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. For…

Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry related to the powers of the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. Speaker, do the House rules in rule X, clause 11(g), which define the conditions for public disclosure of classified documents, authorize the chairman of the Intelligence Committee to unilaterally make substantially and material…

Further parliamentary inquiry then, Mr. Speaker. What exactly is an advisory opinion? Because this relates, not to a hypothetical situation, but to an actual situation before the House of Representatives. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank our chairman, Mr. Harper; and the ranking member, Mr. Brady, for their excellent leadership on this legislation. I rise as a proud cosponsor and strong supporter of H.R. 4924, the Congressional Accountability…

It prohibits sexual relationships between Members of Congress and their staffs. It holds offending Members personally responsible for their conduct by requiring that they pay any settlements that are actually made. I thank Chairman Harper…

We do have a strategy. We do have a law. We just have failed to implement it. It has really been a political failure, not a scientific failure.

We intend to hold Pakistan accountable for its failure to deny sanctuary to militant proxies.

And I think some of us wonder if that is the right mix.

What we have not seen, however, is any inclination from at least significant elements of the Taliban that are still engaging in horrific acts of terrorist violence.