I am so pleased to be here in beautiful Scottsbluff, Nebraska for today's Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security field hearing.

Thank you again, Senator Fischer for your leaderships both in the Nebraska Unicameral and now in the United States Senate providing improved road funding for the State of Nebraska and now the entire country.

I was pleased to be appointed as a member of the Highway Bill Conference Committee, which worked to combine the House and the Senate versions in order to craft that final bill.

Thank you also for your leadership in securing passage of the FAA reauthorization bill.

Western Nebraska values safe, efficient, and reliable infrastructure, which is critical to the local economy.

The message from Nebraskans was loud and clear: Our businesses, consumers and families wanted a long-term highway bill.

So our military efforts, though, are focused entirely on ISIL, not the chaos that is happening in the entire country?

Upon visiting some of our wounded troops at Walter Reed Hospital, I entered a rehab area that was full of men and women who had wounds of varying severity. The place was really a place of tough love--men and women struggling with pain and…

I rise today to continue my tribute to Nebraska's heroes and the current generation of men and women who lost their lives defending our freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan. Each of these Nebraskans has a special story to tell. Throughout this…

as a proud alumnae of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), I congratulate the UNL women's bowling team on an outstanding season. The UNL bowling program has a long history of excellence and success. During the program's history, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 438, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 437, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, April 25; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date…

We are at a crossroads with our tax system. Our Tax Code is outdated, overly complicated, and the IRS has proven that it, in and of itself, is in need of serious reform. Here is an opportunity for us to work together. From the opening…

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 5:58 p.m., adjourned until Monday, April 25, 2016, at 3 p.m.

on behalf of Senator Alexander, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following first- degree amendments: Merkley amendment No. 3812, Reid amendment No. 3805, and Flake amendment No. 3820; further, that at 11 a.m., on…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…