But it doesn't take a biologist to see that a Whitefish does not swim alone.

It's one of the reasons why I've been a big believer in and an advocate for legislation that would help provide clarity on drone regulation.

We're witnessing a technological revolution. It's very significant. I think it's going to soon be the case we'll look back at what we're experiencing today and realize that this was just the tip of the iceberg.

would you object to an amendment of the federal False Claims Act, the qui tam provisions, and allow things like that to be brought by citizens in such a way that we define the United States to include Puerto Rico.

If we do not start exercising meaningful oversight over every dollar spent on every contract signed in the territories, particularly with regard to these entities, we could be looking at decades of ongoing problems and even more dire…

Currently about $36 million.

Many hundreds of political appointees currently work there.

I ask unanimous consent that Martin Pippins, a detailee on the Senate Committee on Finance, be granted floor privileges for the duration of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

today, as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, I am releasing a chairman's mark for the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, legislation that is the culmination of years of effort to reform our Nation's Tax Code. We have been…

as we prepare to commemorate Veterans Day this weekend, I would like to offer my sincere appreciation to the dedicated veterans who have served our country so bravely over the years. Only in a great country such as ours do we have so many…

I thank my colleague from the Badger State for yielding to me. I am so pleased to join him, along with Representative Mark Pocan, in support of this amendment. It is critical, Mr. Chairman. Wisconsinites value our natural resources like no…

Mr. Bishop, I think that we need to have a real conversation, and maybe we need to take some people to task.

Restoring the power grid is paramount to immediate emergency needs. Long-term energy transformation is equally important.

There is still a humanitarian crisis going on in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but today we are going to concentrate on Puerto Rico.

That kid is why I know that Puerto Rico is not just going to recover, they are going to succeed.

Hurricane Maria, although historic in its severity, exposed the tragic state of affairs that existed on the island well before its landfall.

What I want our Committee to do, which has general jurisdiction over there, is to make sure that we have the tools for the Board, and we have the tools for the government to make sure that the dreams that that kid has will be realized.

No one works harder to try to help her constituents down there than Representative Gonzalez has.