Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 342, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Murkowski amendment and the Lee amendment, which are at the desk, be agreed to; that the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Thune substitute amendment be agreed to and the bill, as amended, be read a third time. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2941) in the nature…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on this measure. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 4188), as amended, was…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that all the nominations received by the Senate during the 114th Congress, first session, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 104 until January 4, 2016, and pursuant to the terms of H.J. Res. 76, and that on…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:25 p.m., adjourned sine die. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 332, 333, 383, 424, 432, and 438. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Clinch County High School football team. Last Friday night, the Clinch County Panthers faced off against the Irwin County Indians for the Georgia Class A Public State Championship. Early in the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in remembrance of Mr. Ed Fendig, Jr. Ed was born in Brunswick, Georgia, in 1927 and moved to St. Simons Island shortly thereafter. Growing up, he was a very active Boy Scout, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout…

Merry Christmas to my dear colleague from South Carolina as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a constituent who has put her beliefs into action. Dr. Meg Whitley has dedicated her life to meeting the needs of her community. She is a…

I thank the gentlewoman. Today, we are just about ready to vote on an omnibus spending bill, which is a part of the tax extender bill that we, or that some passed today. I did not vote for it. I was opposed to the tax extender bill, which…

Mr. President, I think it is important that we pause for a moment at the end of 2015, look back upon the past 12 months and, in particular, look at the Veterans Administration and the veterans who have served our country, looking at the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank Chairman Dent for his hard work on the subcommittee. He has been a tremendous partner. I would like to thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Lowey…

Mr. Speaker, the only thing 5 years of ObamaCare has shown us has been its multiple and continuous flaws. When this legislation was signed into law, the President freely gave money away to establish State exchanges. However, they forgot…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2820, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015. This bill reauthorizes the National Cord Blood Inventory program and the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program…

Thank you very much, Ms. Kelly.