I ask unanimous consent that Myles Odermann, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I think that anyone who picked up the Wall Street Journal over the last couple of weeks and read the stories about Indian health and what is happening, especially in our region of the world in the Great Plains--it shocked the conscience…

I continue to be deeply concerned about the lack of systemic reform within the Postal Service.

This should concern all of us.

That is OK. I am from the better Dakota. I just have to tell you. Mr. President, I am always perplexed when the opposition party, the Republican Party, says: We are the party of business. We are the party that believes that government…

I ask unanimous consent that Felicia Lucci, an AAAS fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

one thing I want to talk about, as we are talking about carbon utilization--and Joe did a great job of talking about new technologies. Frequently when I talk about this topic people say: There is no such thing as clean coal. Coal cannot be…

before the chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations leaves, I also would like to put into the Record that, recently, in a raid that was performed in the Philippines, some very interesting documentation was seized about…

I would like to associate myself with the comments from the former Governor and now Senator from the great State of New Hampshire. It is not enough to say the system is failing. It is not enough to come here and say: We can fix it if you…

Our nation's infrastructure network serves as a foundation of our national and economic security and competitiveness.

In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has estimated that we need over $3.6 trillion of infrastructure investment by 2020 to remain competitive.

I feel like that trade is just the number one.

It is imperative that we revitalize and maintain the roads, bridges, ports, rail, airports, water systems, and information networks of this country.

I think it is vital that this committee continue to work to fully appropriate the amounts authorized by the FAST Act.

Any renegotiation on NAFTA, we have to be careful to make sure it is good for agriculture when we are talking about Canada or Mexico.

The JOM program has proven to be an effective and essential program for Navajo students attending public school.

What is the average adverse childhood experience of Native American children? We do not know, do we?

I want to make a point about Senator Franken's comments. We began this process in our caucus because our frustration is, we hear the concerns and we hear the problems.