I thank my friend from Ohio, Senator Portman. Let me just say in wrapping up that there has been concern and there is talk about--you know, we are concerned about the United Mine Workers, which are all union miners, and nonunion miners. I…

Thank you, my friend. With that being said, you can see it is bipartisan. We are asking for that. We have had a commitment. We have been gone for 9 weeks. The only thing we are asking for--before we leave on the 21st, this has to be…

I wish to thank my fellow Senator from the State of West Virginia for his lead on this, and I am happy to be his primary cosponsor. I wish to thank Senator Brown as well. He brings a lot of passion. I got to follow him the other day at the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Perdue. Without objection, it is so ordered. Opioid Epidemic

I want now to touch on Chairman Wheeler's latest proposal to free consumers from having to pay annoying and excessive monthly rental fees for set-top boxes.

The reality in our states is far different than what the maps indicated.

Where have those days gone? And why do we still sit around and wait for the confirmation of Mrs. Rosenworcel?

I have been coming every week and speaking about an epidemic we have across our country. The State of West Virginia has been hit hard. I know Utah has been hit hard. There has not been a State that has been spared. This opioid epidemic…

I cannot figure why that condition was even put in if it was not intended to be kept or met.

There is no enforcement, no policing. There is no retribution.

But if they are basically able to just neglect that, thinking we are going to do all the heavy lifting...

It reminds me of an old phrase on Capitol Hill, never count on a Democrat to hold their vote.

Inaccurate data has failed rural and remote communities across this country.

We cannot leave rural America behind.

I rise today to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues on a bipartisan bill that we have been working on, one of the most important pieces of legislation that we have before us today. Basically, 16,000 retired miners and their widows are…

I want to thank my colleague and friend. This has been a bipartisan piece of legislation, and we just need a little bit more help. I think we are going to get there. Let me just paint the picture very quickly for everybody of what we are…

That's why this Senator is fully supportive of the FCC's efforts to use its authority to give consumers relief.

I appreciate so much the Senator's support. He knows the miners so well because we joined--his Southwest Virginia miners and my West Virginia miners work very well together. With that being said, we are very proud of our neighbors and…