I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 4547) was…

I do want to point out the fact that the Right to Try bill only allows access to drugs that have already passed phase 1 safety approval from the FDA. There has been an awful lot of misunderstanding from that standpoint. All we are asking…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5247) to authorize the use of…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn, to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma…

I realize the hour is late. I will move quickly to my unanimous consent request, but I want to quickly state that this is so important that this can't wait, and I am really asking a pretty simple request of my colleagues that we stop…

I ask unanimous consent that the junior Senator from Oklahoma be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from Friday, March 23, through Monday, March 26, 2018. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:01 a.m., adjourned until Monday, March 26, 2018, at 11:30 a.m…

I would encourage you to keep agriculture in the forefront of your consideration...

I would really like to know whether or not there is a lot of time being spent by the Administration...

what concerns them is what appears to be a lack of concern on your part about what these measures--how they could impact the ag economy.

I, too, want to recognize and say to Senator Portman, who has been a leading voice in the Senate in the fight against human trafficking, what a great job he has done getting us to this point. This was a long, multimonth, as he said, 2-year…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And by the way, happy birthday, Mr. Chairman.

But I want to point to an example which proves that my constituents aren't just scared of theories.

I am very concerned about the fact that too little attention is being given to the collateral effect that many of these actions could have on other sectors of the economy, particularly the agricultural sector, which is critically important…

I would like to speak today about National Stop the Bleed Day. Our country will recognize National Stop the Bleed Day on March 31, 2018. Stop the Bleed is a program offered by the American College of Surgeons to help educate the general…

I do not want to sit here in Washington, DC, and tell them what a great job the VA is doing when back home they are walking with their feet and going someplace else.

I appreciate Senator Sanders' concern with regard to the funding and where it goes.

we are quickly turning to the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act legislation, coupled with the legislation that has come over from the House of Representatives, and I hope we will get a big bipartisan vote in support of that legislation…