Mr. President, I thank Senator Perdue for his leadership on this important colloquy. As some of us have seen down here, as Senator Rounds mentioned, there are a lot of Members of the Senate who are very concerned. But what we are seeing…

First, I would like to thank Mr. Shuster, Mr. Gibbs, and Mr. DeFazio for their work on this bill. This bill is a good bill. I just say to all of you: We are getting close to the end of this session--and a lameduck, too. This isn't perfect…

Mr. President, it seems I am coming to the floor of the Senate on an increasingly frequent basis to honor the pioneering men and women who arrived in the State of Alaska prior to statehood who truly have left a lasting impression on the…

I say to Senator Daines, I again thank you for your leadership. All of my colleagues, the Presiding Officer, you, the other colleagues we have seen on the floor--your leadership has been outstanding, my good friend from Montana. It begs…

I thank Senator Daines and all of my colleagues on the floor today, all of the freshman class. The Presiding Officer is part of it. We have a great new class, 12 new freshmen. As you can see, we are very serious about this topic because…

As we consider their bill--and I am pleased we have moved forward with this managers' amendment--I wish to speak to an amendment that is not part of a managers' package, and it is not an amendment I will call up and ask for consideration…

I thank the Senator from California and do recognize that tough issues come to us. If they were easy, they wouldn't be here, and so it is our job to kind of thread that needle and do that. I know the Senator mentioned the people of Flint…

Our highway bill. This has been a collaboration that has been recognized in the Senate. I think sometimes we joke that sometimes we have some polar opposites in the Senate on certain issues, but when there is a desire and a will to create…

Mr. President, I thank and acknowledge the work of the Senator from California, as well as the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, not only on this WRDA bill but on previous matters relating to our water, resources, and…

Mr. President, I wish to speak on the bill we are debating, the Water Resources Development Act. I will begin by commending the chairman of the EPW Committee, Senator Inhofe, and the ranking member, Senator Boxer, for their leadership on…

Mr. President, I begin by commending my colleagues from Arizona. I couldn't agree more with them and what they were just talking about with regard to ObamaCare. Similar to Arizona, Alaska is going through the same thing. We are now down to…

Madam President, I have a motion to instruct at the desk and ask for its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Sullivan]…

Madam President, I rise to support my motion to instruct in relation to the NDAA of 2017. In the past few weeks the President and the Secretary of Defense have made additional military commitments across the globe for our men and women in…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Iowa who has distinguished military service and just retired. We are honored that she is leading this colloquy today. I am honored to be here with some of my colleagues. Our freshman class sees this…

Madam President, as you can see, there is bipartisan support for this measure. I ask that all my colleagues support it now. I yield the floor.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that H.R. 1462, which was previously received from the House, be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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 9:05 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 15, 2016…