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No. I intend to give my remarks, but I appreciate the Senator's intervention. Before the Citizens United decision was delivered up by the five Republican appointees on the Supreme Court--a decision, by the way, that deserves a place on the…
If the U.S. is to remain a global leader in technology, then we just can't play defense, we must also play offense.
let me thank Senator Udall for his kind remarks and his great leadership. I rise today to add my voice to his voice and to that of so many of my colleagues in calling attention to the growing threat of climate change, and to encourage the…
I think we have to have this philosophy that it is okay to fail as long as there is good lines of communication between the R&D community and the Congress, we can take these leaps together.
I certainly look forward to cosponsoring the legislation that you are introducing.
let me thank the Senator from Wisconsin. Like Wisconsin, Rhode Island has a one-word motto as well. Hers is ``Forward.'' Ours is ``Hope.'' Together, they point in the right direction. Americans are dissatisfied. Opinion surveys tell us…
when we passed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, we did so in response to a financial crisis that shook the foundations of our economy and devastated so many of our hard-working constituents. For example, the Dow Jones…
with great appreciation to Senator Crapo, the distinguished Senator from Idaho who has been my leader and partner in all this, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The…
Despite their best efforts, my Republican friends have not fooled the American people. They provided a modest, temporary tax cut for some Americans, but their tax bill raised taxes on 86 million middle class families. Eighty-three percent…
the reason ``I came to speak on the floor [right now is to talk] about an issue that many in Washington would prefer to ignore; that is, [the] climate changes that are being caused by our carbon pollution.'' That is how I began these…
I am here for the happy task of moving a piece of bipartisan legislation that has been cleared on both sides of the aisle. I am particularly pleased to be doing it in front of the Presiding Officer because the Presiding Officer and I and…
it has been the Senator from Idaho whose leadership has driven this bill forward more than anything else, and I express my great appreciation to him for the opportunity to work with him to accomplish this success. Like Senator Crapo, I…
I ask unanimous consent that Senator Blumenthal's legislative fellow Mary Miller Flowers be granted floor privileges until the end of June 2018. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I will be joined by a series of my colleagues who are coming to the floor this afternoon to talk about the November 2018 elections coming up and the steps we need to take to make sure that the Russian influence effort that bedeviled our…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am honored to stand before you today to pay tribute to the life and service of a true American hero, First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna, by naming the Bristol Post Office in his honor. A native of…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by commending my colleague from the First Congressional District of Rhode Island, Mr. Cicilline, for sponsoring this bill in the first place. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Scholer nomination? The clerk will call the roll. The…