Madam President, this is a very serious claim being made by Senator Toomey, and I don't take this lightly because the privilege afforded by the trade promotion authority is a very important matter. The appropriations language that Senator…

Madam President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes…

Madam President, today is a very important day that we recognize once a year--National Religious Freedom Day. It is a day when we celebrate America's longstanding commitment to religious freedom. The First Amendment to the Constitution…

Mr. President, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is a major achievement for President Trump and a very big bipartisan win for the American people. We should all take care, Republican or Democrat, that this is good. I look forward…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 30 seconds for me and 1 minute for Senator Wyden for closing remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, before I start my remarks, I think it is important for all Senators to know that when there were negotiations going on between the White House and the Democrats in the House of Representatives, one of the real sticking…

Mr. President, last week, the Senate Finance Committee and the entire Senate lost a dedicated public servant--and, by the way, an all-around wonderful man--with the unexpected passing of Chris Allen. Chris had been a member of the Finance…

Mr. President, when President Obama signed the Iran deal, we were led to believe that this rapprochement with the Iranian regime would induce Iran to moderate its aggressive foreign policy and that Iran would likely spend the money made…

It is said that good things come to those who wait. Others say it is better late than never. Either way, we can agree that this day has been a long time coming. With the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement by what will be…

Mr. Speaker, I will conclude my remarks, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to make a short comment here on another circumstance that has taken place in this Congress, and it works out like this, that a year ago last week, an unprecedented action took place in this Congress, and that was…

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come to the floor today to raise the issue and be thankful of the progress that we have made with regard to…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 9 a.m…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege and honor to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. And given that we have had some serious discussion here this evening, I really appreciate my colleagues, Chris Smith and others…

Madam President, as President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, I want to recognize democracy working in Taiwan. On Saturday, the 23 million proud people of Taiwan exercised their democratic right to select their own leaders. I congratulate…

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to be recognized and address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come before you this morning to remind this House and to speak about the procedure that is pending in the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. I rise in opposition to this rule and primarily in opposition to H.R. 1230, that is one of the subjects of this combined rule that we have. The legislation that is coming before…

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come to the floor today, Mr. Speaker, because this is the 1-year anniversary of the date that a disparaging…