I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar No. 942; that the nomination be confirmed; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 347, S. 791. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 791) to amend the…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 791) was passed, as follows: S. 791 Be it enacted…

I was very pleased with the response that you gave to Senator Toomey.

if there is one thing we have been able to rely on over the past half century or so, it is Democratic hysteria over Republican Supreme Court nominations. No sooner does a Republican President announce a nomination than the Democrats are…

the chances of a negative interaction with a shark is still less than the chances of being struck by lightening.

That tax bill had a positive impact, even if it is the anticipation of the tax bill.

I support what Senator Scott indicated earlier with regard to the insurance issues.

there are a lot of things you need to know when you are considering voting on a candidate for Congress--for example, what are his or her views on healthcare, taxes, the military, the economy, the First Amendment? The list goes on and on…

Chairman Thune urged FCC Chairman Pai to allocate in a June 29th letter.

I rise today to discuss the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, or what is commonly known in our part of the country as the farm bill, which we are considering on the Senate floor this week. The farm bill is a vital piece of legislation…

reserving the right to object, as chairman of the committee of jurisdiction, I have reached out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its views, and the Agency opposes this legislation. According to the Agency: FEMA has spent more…

I have been asked by the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to object on his behalf. On his behalf, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Florida.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that endorsement. Again, I thank you for your hard work and that of your staff in helping to structure this in a way that we could get the broad support you mentioned from the commodity groups and the…

Absolutely. I am happy to yield to the chairman of the Ag Committee, Senator Roberts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

I rise in support of my amendment, No. 3134. By providing haying and grazing flexibility, this amendment would offer commonsense and effective land management options for land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, or what we refer…

agriculture is the lifeblood of my State of South Dakota. More than 43 million of our State's roughly 50 million acres are given over to farming and ranching. In fact, cattle actually outnumber people in South Dakota. We have more than…

I think this is a move in the right direction.