Mr. President, Henry David Thoreau asked: What is the use of a home if you don't have a tolerable planet to put it on? We are here at a unique moment in human history when the planet is threatened. It is not just our local stream that has…

Mr. President, February marks the anniversary of the massive, peaceful protests against Bahrain's repressive regime in 2011. Bahraini citizens, men and women of all ages and backgrounds, demanded more accountability from their leaders and…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 is recognized.

Madam President, this week the Senate is debating the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. I am going to make this short because this is bad news for anybody who wants the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Cyrus Johnson, be granted privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, Henry David Thoreau once said: ``What use is a home if you don't have a tolerable planet to put it on?'' We might just expand that question to say what use is anything if we destroy our planet because it is the only one we…

As the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, I enjoy the relationship and camaraderie I have with the Natural Resources Committee, and I want to thank the gentleman from Utah and my friend Mr. Grijalva, the chairman of the…

Mr. President, how do we make our communities, our States, our Nation, and our planet better for our children? How do we make it better for our children's children and their children? Isn't that the task we have in the U.S. Senate, to make…

Mr. President, as a former chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, I have a pretty good sense of how complicated it is to pull together a legislative package of public lands like the one this Senate is about to pass. So I…

Mr. President, the first tax filing season under President Trump's mess of a tax law is upon us, and it looks like a whole lot of chickens are coming home to roost. Republicans jammed their tax bill through Congress at record speed-- pile…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Tricia Peebles and Adrian Deveny

Mr. President, I want to begin by recognizing two members of my team who will be leaving at the end of this week--Tricia Peebles and Adrian Deveny--who are on to new adventures and new opportunities to make the world a better place. Tricia…

Mr. President, today I am placing a hold on the nomination of Elizabeth Darling to be Commissioner on Children, Youth and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services. Since Ms. Darling has been renominated by the administration…

Mr. President, today I recognize the distinguished career of Kathleen Gardner Cravedi, who is retiring after 41 years of dedicated Federal service and for whose public service we should all be grateful. As somebody who started his career…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Preserving American Justice Act to ensure that foreign governments face serious consequences if they assist their citizens to escape legal accountability in the United States. Recently, Oregon's…

I was unable to be present for votes on January 22nd due to unavoidable travel delays. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 44 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 45. ____________________

Had I been present for the vote today on H.J. Res. 30, I would have voted ``aye'' to retain these sanctions. Stated against: