Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. King), the dean of the New York delegation who has had a long history of support for causes such as this.

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), our great whip, to express his thoughts on this important bill.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the Conference Report to accompany the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021 that we will be considering tomorrow. Mr. Speaker, this is my 20th NDAA, and as ever, I am incredibly proud…

Mr. Speaker, wars are costly, and the war on marijuana is no exception. This war has derailed lives. It has led to lost jobs and housing. It has torn families apart. The cost of the war on marijuana has disproportionately fallen on the…

Mr. Speaker, last week the arts and education communities lost a giant when Dr. Roger Mandle, the former president of the Rhode Island School of Design for more than a decade, passed away in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 79. I…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1049, the National Heritage Area Act. Since 1984, the National Heritage Area program has played a vital role in preserving the history, culture and natural beauty of our Nation's most…

I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled votes commence. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I have had the pleasure of working with my chairman on the Budget Committee on budget reform initiatives, and I want to take this occasion to thank him for the wonderful way in which he worked with me on those issues and for…

Mr. President, today is my 276th climate speech, and my increasingly battered graphic is showing its wear, but for the first time in a really, really long time, there is real hope for climate action in America. The light of science will…

Mr. President, let me thank Senator Cotton for his work with me in getting this bill to this happy result. As the Presiding Officer knows, a bill can look like it was easy to get done when it passes 96 to 1, but that doesn't mean that the…

Mr. President, it is timely that I should be giving my ``Time to Wake Up'' speech with the distinguished Senator from Louisiana presiding because I am going to be talking about sea level rise, and seeing him in the chair reminds me of a…

Mr. Speaker, America's opioid crisis is far from resolved. According to the American Medical Association, over 40 states have reported an increase in opioid overdose deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Despite the steady decrease…

The staff in the hospitals are exhausted, emergency rooms are overflowing and staff shortages are becoming a real issue.

Madam President, as I begin my remarks, let me thank my friend Senator Lankford for his eloquent comments about our veterans and those who have served and given their lives for us. I am here with my trusty and battered ``Time to Wake up''…

Mr. President, good morning to you. You stand watches everywhere. We are here, in part, because of a Supreme Court nomination, but we are here also because of a Supreme Court process that has turned foul in a considerable number of ways. I…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my strong opposition to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Senate has never confirmed a Supreme Court…

Reserving the right to object, I would open with the observation that--well, let me start by saying that in one of the great plays in our language, the opening began with the observation that ``something is rotten in the state of…

Mr. President, given the time, I will reserve the other unanimous consents I have. I understand that we are going to close, and we are close to that time. So I appreciate Senator Scott's coming to the floor to respond to those, but I yield…