The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) would have voted ``yea.''

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).

the more you look at the Green New Deal, the worse it looks. Last week, one think tank released a first estimate of what the Green New Deal would cost. Here is the answer: between $51 trillion and $93 trillion over 10 years. Between $51…

last week, we learned that the economy grew at a rate of 3.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018. That is the strongest economic growth in over 10 years. Economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2018…

just in getting started this morning, I wanted to take a minute to mention the good news on economic growth we received this morning. While headlines mentioned the very solid 2.9 percent growth number for 2018, if we use the measure that…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 604 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

Senate Standing Rule XXVI requires each committee to adopt rules to govern the procedure of the committee and to publish those rules in the Congressional Record not later than March 1 of the first year of each Congress. On February 27…

Senate Standing Rule XXVI requires each committee to adopt rules to govern the procedure of the committee and to publish those rules in the Congressional Record not later than March 1 of the first year of each Congress. On February 25…

Senate Standing Rule XXVI requires each committee to adopt rules to govern the procedure of the committee and to publish those rules in the Congressional Record not later than March 1 of the first year of each Congress. On February 25…

in a document later removed from her website, one of the Green New Deal's sponsors had this to say about the Green New Deal: ``The question isn't how we will pay for it, but what we will do with our new shared prosperity.'' ``The question…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott) would have voted ``yea.''

last night, for the second time in a month, Democrats objected to a bill to ban infanticide. That statement to me is absolutely chilling, but for the second time in a month, Democrats objected to a bill that would do nothing more than…

I first thank my colleague from Montana for his powerful message. I can assure him that I believe strongly in the same approach as he does with regard to life. I rise to discuss an issue of vital importance to our society, and that is the…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 83, nays 16, as follows: [Rollcall…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 45, as…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 84, nays 15, as follows…