I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding, but also for her tremendous leadership on this and so many issues. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3495, the so- called Women's Public Health and Safety Act. First of all…

Mr. President, I thank my distinguished colleague from Arizona for his kind remarks regarding Elder Scott. I would also remark, just briefly, that my late father, himself an Arizonan, would be pleased to hear me referred to as a Senator…

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Elder Richard G. Scott, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who passed away September 22, 2015, at the age of 86. Richard G. Scott…

Madam President, it is customary when rising in support of legislation to speak in gracious terms about the opportunity to vote for the legislation in question. This is a good day for the Senate. The American people can be proud. This bill…

I was beginning to think that we were off on a different bill there for just a moment. Madam Speaker, I yield 15 seconds to myself to respond. Madam Speaker, we are not on a bill about a government shutdown. We are on a bill that will make…

I will never be ashamed of standing up and defending life--ever--and I find it so interesting that our efforts to protect life are termed ``radical.'' That is an interesting turn of events, if I say so myself. Madam Speaker, I yield 1…

I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Boustany), who chairs the Subcommittee on Human Resources at Ways and Means.

I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Tennessee is recognized for 5 minutes.

We all know that Planned Parenthood receives hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. For them to get that money, while they are under investigation for profiting off the sale of body parts, baby body parts, is just absolutely abhorrent…

I withdraw my reservation of a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation of the point of order is withdrawn.

I reserve a point of order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Esty moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 3134, to the Committee on Energy and…

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Florida has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Tennessee has 8 minutes remaining. {time} 1145

These are very important bills--this bill and the next bill--to the women of this Nation and to the people in America because these are rights that are being under attack. There is this Born-Alive bill, which came to the floor through the…

I want to thank Representative Castor for her tremendous leadership. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 3134, which is nothing more than yet another ideological attack on women's health care. It would defund Planned Parenthood for a year…

Mr. President, today we have a series of votes that I know may be difficult for the American people, who may be looking on, to understand. In the Senate we have a procedure called cloture, which signifies whether Members are ready to end…

Mr. President, I think I understand the frustration expressed by the ranking member. The ranking member knows I worked with him to ensure that when we had this debate, we stayed away from those issues that divide us. He knows I took…

Mr. President, if I could respond through the Chair, I think what people understand is that 42 Senators are causing a filibuster to take place and that we are not ever going to be able to get to that vote of conscience all of us have…

If I could, and I very much appreciate--first of all, I could not work with a more thoughtful, diligent Member of the U.S. Senate than the ranking member. I think what the Senator's side needs to understand--and I have tried to articulate…