On behalf of the senior Senator from Alabama, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Mr. President, on behalf of the junior Senator from Texas, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

As I come to the floor this morning, I want to express appreciation for our 64th annual National Prayer Breakfast that takes place tomorrow. I think this is such a wonderful gathering that we have every year, where our Nation focuses on…

Mr. President, on behalf of the junior Senator from Texas, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Maryland.

Mr. President, on behalf of the senior Senator from Alabama, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Madam President, if there is one thing we know about American politics--if there is one thing we have learned from the 2016 Presidential race thus far--it is that there is a deep and growing mistrust between the American people and the…

Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3023. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 3023 to amendment No…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to an additional 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify the authority of the President of…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of my amendment No. 3023. The purpose of this amendment is simple--to put in the hands of the people the right to decide whether a monument close to them will be designated. My amendment would…

Let me thank our ranking member, Congresswoman Waters, for leading and also for her tremendous leadership on the Financial Services Committee as our ranking member. She has been phenomenal in terms of making sure that our legislation is…

Let me first thank Congresswoman Beatty for her very kind and humbling remarks, but also for her tremendous leadership on so many issues, not only since she has been here in Congress, but before she came representing her constituents, and…

Mr. President, on Sunday, January 17, 2016, this country lost an American hero--Officer Doug Barney of the Unified Police Department in Salt Lake County, Utah, was shot and killed in the line of duty. He died honorably, doing what he loved…

Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive…

During rollcall vote No. 44 on January 13, 2016, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' personal explanation

First, let me thank the gentleman from New York for those very kind remarks. But also I want to thank you and Congresswoman Beatty for organizing this very important Special Order and for your tremendous leadership, Congressman Jeffries…

These bills are basically chamber of commerce week in the United States Congress. That is what we have come down to, is that the chambers of commerce who represent the large corporations who would be the defendants in these actions, by and…

Yesterday, this House unfortunately passed a bill to basically repeal the Affordable Care Act and do away with funding for Planned Parenthood. I know the President will veto that bill, and I want to thank him in advance. In Tennessee…