I want to add my voice of gratitude to the many Members of this Committee who have expressed our gratitude for the men and women of our intelligence community.

Amendment XX, section 1: ``The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I rise in strong support of this resolution. We need to close ranks in the House of Representatives. We need to, as colleagues, support what for decades has been the cornerstone principle of American…

Section 10: ``No State shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of…

Donald Trump has proposed to increase our defense budget to accelerate nuclear modernization and to accelerate ballistic missile defenses and to expand and accelerate oil and gas production which would obviously harm Russia's economy.

I want to express my admiration and deepest respect and gratitude for what they do.

I want to be more precise here.

I respect you guys, you guys are heroes, I want you to know that from the outset.

There is a widespread assumption--this has been expressed by Secretary Clinton herself since the election--that Vladimir Putin favored Donald Trump in this election.

I have known and worked with Yleem for over 15 years and enthusiastically support her confirmation to this important position.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time. The bill was ordered to a third reading and was read the third time.

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of S. 3336 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that there be printed as a Senate document a compilation of materials from the Congressional Record in tribute to retiring Members of the 114th Congress, and an additional Senate document a compilation of materials…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 1831 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 5602), as amended, was passed.

I ask unanimous consent that the Shelby- Brown substitute amendment No. 5127 be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 5127) in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5602 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…