this conversation would be very boring if it wasn't so essential, because we keep talking about the same things over and over again.

From my perspective, this is a fragile program with a very unclear future.

So every year we go through this debate.

I offered an amendment to reduce the program by a very small amount, simply to divert the money to other nonproliferation programs.

I want to thank my friend and colleague Senator Scott for his leadership in protecting many Americans and small businesses from more needless suffering under ObamaCare. While I am glad for this outcome, a piecemeal approach to this…

the Clean Water Act is an important piece of legislation. It has been very beneficial across the United States.

Under the final Clean Power Plan rule, Nebraska faces a 40 percent reduction in its carbon emissions rate.

I thank the gentleman for the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss a subject many of our veterans and their families understandably find great difficulty in discussing. Veteran suicide, as we have already heard, is a major problem in…

I rise to reiterate the importance of providing necessary resources to our men and women in uniform. We are rapidly approaching the end of the fiscal year, and there are many major issues awaiting thoughtful consideration and action by…

I rise today to express my support for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that protects children from late-term abortions. As cosponsor of this commonsense proposal, I am grateful the Senate will be taking a vote on this…

Thank you, Senator Daines. Great job. Love Montana.

I am pleased to convene this Senate Subcommittee on Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security for our eighth hearing titled 'Pipeline Safety: State and Local Perspectives.'

How do they compare with moving hazardous material by rail or by truck?

I also want to thank Senator Jon Tester for joining the Committee today. He and I have shared a strong working relationship, particularly on issues related to transportation policy.

As you are--as you are looking at all the impacts here, do you bring in stakeholders?

How often do you have pipelines that are shut down?

And your response, when it--which I am happy to hear it is a quick response, you shut it down.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. Strategy Against ISIL