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I commend the Department for those efforts.

Thank you, Mr. Ross, for your willingness to serve this country in the position of Secretary of Commerce.

Given that last week I took the oath of office as a Member of the new 115th Congress of the United States and given that next week we will watch President-elect Trump also take the oath of office, I want to share a few thoughts on the deep…

The stewardship of the integrity of that office is critically important.

Tragically, our current President multiple times over the last 3 or 4 years has exacerbated this political polarization.

We have a crisis of public trust in this country.

We have a crisis in this country of civic ignorance.

No one is more qualified to fill this role than Senator Sessions.

``. . . he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper; . . .''

I thank Ranking Member Takano, Chairman Roe, certainly Chairman Miller, and Mr. Speaker for bringing this important bill up for a vote today. H.R. 5099, the CHIP IN for Vets Act, was introduced by myself and others in the House and by my…

As we are about to conclude this legislative session, I hope everyone here realizes the magnitude of what this bill before us does. Yes, we have got a lot going on. We are distracted. We are eager to finish up business and start a…

Before I begin my remarks, I think it's only appropriate to congratulate, thank, and wish all the best to my friend, Bob Dold. Bob, you have earned a reputation around here. You may not know it, but I am going to tell it to you: I think…

David, that was truly the greatest speech I have ever heard on the issue, because it, in fact, identified in clear language a problem and a crisis and an issue of black male unemployment between 18 and 39.

I was disgusted by his comments as a woman and as a Republican. It was very upsetting.

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 1:32 p.m., adjourned until Monday, October 3, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message from the House on S. 246, the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the…

We need a healthcare plan that involves patients and their providers. We need a healthcare plan and healthcare coverage--insurance, if you will--that is a product that is purchased by millions of Americans on its own merit, not because of…

I certainly will reflect briefly on the comments of my colleague across the aisle who says that all of the problems have been worked out, that all the provisions have been met, and that anyone who lost their coverage, through no fault of…