I thank my friends on both sides of the aisle and our terrific staffs for their great work on these 16 pieces of legislation that we brought forward to the House floor from the Energy and Commerce Committee. I urge passage of this bill…

I do not have any more speakers on my side of the aisle on this matter. Mr. Speaker, I urge colleagues to approve the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I, too, rise in support of H.R. 4499, the National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities Research Endowment Revitalization Act. Mr. Speaker, I thank my Committee on Energy and Commerce colleagues on both sides of the aisle…

I don't believe we have any other Members wishing to speak on this legislation, so I will just close and say it is another great work product from our Energy and Commerce Committee, bipartisan legislation that I encourage our colleagues to…

I have no other speakers on this legislation, so I urge its passage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

We have no speakers left on our side, so I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, the Senate recently voted to move forward on the National Defense Authorization Act, NDAA, the annual defense policy bill. The Senate took this procedural step by what is known as a voice vote, a process that does not record…

Mr. President, everything that has happened since the untimely passing of the legendary Justice Ginsburg is a clear reminder that much of what goes on in Washington, DC, is simply not on the level. Right now, our country is hurting--mass…

Mr. President, two powerful phrases we often hear in America: one is ``We the People,'' another is ``equal justice under law.'' ``We the People,'' the first three words of the Constitution, written in supersized script so that everyone…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oregon.

Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Senator Wicker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Emergency Nurses Association. Made up of 51,000 members from all across the globe, the Emergency Nurses Association…

Mr. President, I would like to talk about a genetic condition called Usher syndrome. Usher syndrome is a rare genetic disease that affects at least 25,000 people in the United States. Usher syndrome causes deafness or hearing loss, as well…

Madam President, just very briefly, my friend from South Dakota said I had called Republicans ``heartless.'' That was not my word, but when Americans who have a great work ethic and believe, as my friend from Ohio has always talked about…

Madam President, just to respond to the Senator from South Dakota, it has always been a bedrock argument from Senate Republicans that somehow unemployment insurance is a disincentive for people to work. If that were the case--unemployment…

Mr. President, shortly, I will offer a unanimous consent request on legislation to extend enhanced unemployment insurance for folks in America who are out of work. I am going to begin with a quick check-in on the economic reality in our…

Mr. President, my colleague not only objected but laid out his thinking on the idea that has been adopted at local governments across the country, and he said it is unconstitutional. Of course he didn't bother to actually check to see if…

Thank you. You know that the process we are in right now is based on clear precedent. I have scoured American history to find the precedent of conducting a debate and vote on a Supreme Court nominee during an election, and I haven't found…

I thank my colleague, because, 4 years ago, I was on this floor, and I know you weren't here in the Chamber, and I listened to so many Members of the Senate say that they were establishing a new precedent--a precedent they felt was a…