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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). Further, if present…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott).
when I learned that Johnny Isakson would be retiring at the end of the year, I was saddened. I served with Johnny for a long time, not just here in the Senate, where we were both freshmen Members in 2005, but in the House of…
I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this series be 10 minutes each in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from South…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran)…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton).
I would like to comment on the Hong Kong legislation that we passed this week. Tuesday night, the Senate unanimously passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, led by Senators Rubio and Cardin, Foreign Relations Chairman Risch…
yesterday, we confirmed Robert Luck, a Florida supreme court justice, to be a U.S. Circuit judge for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. With Justice Luck's confirmation, the Senate has now confirmed 47 appellate court judges during this…
our most fundamental responsibility as Members of Congress is to provide for our Nation's defense, and a big part of that is ensuring that our men and women in uniform have the resources they need to defend our country. That means, of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts).
It is National Apprenticeship Week. We have 7 million unfilled jobs in this country, and many of them are in the skilled trades. We have got to close that gap, and I think apprenticeships can help. There are companies like Midwestern…
November is National Adoption Month. Later this morning, I will be spending time with a family I nominated to receive an Angels in Adoption Award this year. The Angels in Adoption Program is designed to bring recognition to individuals and…
it has now been 13 months since the administration concluded negotiations on the United States-Mexico- Canada Free Trade Agreement. It has been 13 months of uncertainty for U.S. farmers and ranchers, manufacturers, small businesses…
I rise today to ask the Senate to confirm Mr. Chad Wolf to be the Under Secretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans at the Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans leads…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue). Further, if present and voting…