reserving the right to object-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection has been heard. The Senator from North Carolina is recognized.

reserving the right to object, first, I say to my good friend from North Carolina, Mr. Tillis, I have been in the Senate for 6 years, so I have never used this procedure--never believed it, never thought I would have to, never thought…

I am very pleased to be on the floor with my colleagues today and most especially pleased to be here to honor my good friend Kelly Ayotte as she leaves the Senate but does not leave public service. Believe it or not, I first met Kelly on…

I just want to clarify. I think there is some confusion. It seems like everybody is in a hustle right now. I think they think we are being selective. I want to make it very clear. I have been very clear to everybody. I have had to object…

Let's let you do yours now. Go ahead. The Senator from Connecticut can go ahead.

Sir, that is so kind of you. If we could do that, since the Senator is not here, then we can be very brief on ours, if you don't mind.

We are close. It is West Virginia. I yield the floor to my dear friend and colleague, the Senator from Georgia.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Coal Miner Health Care Benefits and Pensions

I wish to thank my dear friend from Pennsylvania, my neighbor State, for his commitment to the hard-working people who made this country what it is today. There are a lot of people who don't know the history of how we are the superpower of…

I rise to explain what is happening for all of my colleagues and my friends on both sides of the aisle. I have been here for 6 years as a Senator. I have always fought to make the body work, and for the people of West Virginia and for our…

I rise today to talk about an issue of great urgency--the fate of tens of thousands of American workers. In just a matter of weeks, 16,000 coal miners and their dependents will lose their health care coverage and roughly 6,000 others will…

It seems like, for the for-profits, that basically that you all have homed in on are the ones that strictly have built their business around military.

If this executive order is rescinded, what does it do to y'all's operation? Because you're operating under an executive order, correct?

But, when I see--you've--you all have hit some pretty lofty groups, here.

Is the Defense Department (DOD) treating equally all universities that have signed DOD's MOU?

I think what we're all concerned about is that, basically--did the nonprofits get put on violation--were they notified?

S. 3308: Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act... will allow for greater transparency at the claim level.

I thank my colleague from Louisiana for all the hard work he has done to try and make sure those folks he talked about, and those tragedies he has brought to light for all us, are getting the best assistance they deserve. I think every…