I would hope you would fight hard for that.

I think it is a really important program, just to let the cat out of the bag on what I believe about it.

I agree with you 100 percent.

we have not marked up that homeland security appropriations bill.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 256, S. 1015. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1015) to require the…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:24 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at 10…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the McCaskill amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 220, S. 1088. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1088) to require the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nomination: Executive Calendar No. 362. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (At…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING…

today the U.S. House of Representatives begins marking up H.R. 1, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, and as the U.S. Senate continues to debate tax cuts, I am reminded of a speech that former Democratic President John F. Kennedy delivered in New…

I include in the Record a letter of support for the legislation from the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, and a statement of support from the former Chief of the Forest Service, Tom Tidwell. NLBMDA Praises…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I also thank the gentleman from Arkansas, a trained forester, for his efforts to reform how we manage our forests. Montana faced a devastating wildfire season. Over 1 million acres have burned in our…

The question is, if you take the initiative to be able to empower the other members on this Board, it is going to make this Ex-Im Bank much more effective.

I do not care if you are Democrat or Republican as long as you are willing to do the job that is in there.