The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson).

I don't think anyone is surprised that Democrats have not reacted well to the idea that President Trump will nominate a third Supreme Court Justice. After all, overreacting to Republican nominees is pretty much the Democrats'…

I say to my colleague from North Dakota how much we appreciate his leadership. He is a relentless advocate for the farmers and ranchers of North Dakota and across this country. We share a border, but we also have a lot of commonality in…

My friend, Mike Tobin, is retiring. Mike and I met through LifeQuest, which serves people with developmental disabilities. Mike has been on the board and he receives support from LifeQuest. Now, he is a Minnesota Twins and a Kansas…

Our National Forest's future is in your hands, please help.

We don't see as much news coverage, it seems to me, on how proactive fuels management can really reduce that risk.

I cry for the forest[,] the trees and streams and the horrible deaths suffered by the wildlife and our cattle.

Why isn't the Chief of the Forest Service in Congress everyday pounding on your desk, asking for help in giving the Forest Service some room to deal with the devastation.

It was Thomas Jefferson who said that, if he had to choose, he would prefer newspapers without government over government without newspapers. Now, that is quite a dramatic statement, but I think it highlights how critical journalism is to…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).

I rise today to recognize the Disabled American Veterans--DAV--organization for its commitment to serving wartime-disabled veterans since its formation 100 years ago. As a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, I am grateful…

on Friday, we learned that trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had died at the age of 87 from pancreatic cancer. Justice Ginsburg embraced the law at a time when being a woman in the field meant a constant uphill battle…

I will begin by thanking Ranking Member Cheney and Congresswoman Haaland for their support and for their warm words of support for this measure. They are right. H.R. 895 is about fairness; it is about equity; and it is about improving…

The following Senators were necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote scheduled for 1:30 p.m. be allowed to start at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Johnston nomination?