So our respect to Steve Susman, a man of rare courage. With that, I yield the floor. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to my colleague, my friend, to our American hero who lies in state just now in the Rotunda of this Capitol, Congressman John Lewis of Atlanta, GA. Born in Troy, AL, the arc of his life is known to us…

Mr. President, on the day that we are remembering our dear friend and colleague John Lewis, ``someone who got in good trouble, someone who got in the way,'' I rise to join with my colleague from the State of Rhode Island to offer tribute…

Madam President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleagues from Connecticut, from Virginia, and in particular my colleague from Minnesota, who has done such a great job--not just today but as the ranking member of the Rules Committee--in fighting for…

Mr. President, I rise to join my colleagues and to express our enthusiasm for the work that lies ahead. I am so grateful to the Senator from Maryland for his leadership in bringing this important effort to the floor tonight. Senator Cardin…

I think the concern raised by Senator Wyden is if the Social Security Administration is going to be sharing this information not just with the IRS and a handful of agencies, there is going to be some cost involved in that sharing. That is…

The cost that might be incurred by the Social Security Administration because they would be asked to share this information more widely among Federal agencies than they do today.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague for his work, his efforts, and his tenacity. I yield the floor. ____________________

Madam President, 7 years ago, the Government Accountability Office included in its recommendations--something called the High Risk List--a way for us to stop wasting money, which was not to send checks to dead people. It was called…

Senator Wyden has some concerns about the legislation. Would he just take a couple minutes and explain what those are? Again, I think my friend knows that it is something we have worked on for 7 years--same concept reported out of…

Good afternoon, Mr. President and colleagues. I rise today to highlight some recent work that we have done on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations that could help not hundreds, not thousands, not tens of thousands, not…

Madam President, the bill before us today, the Great American Outdoors Act, is landmark legislation. It would fulfill a longstanding promise to the American people to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This measure will also…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 1957

Mr. President, I rise to talk about the Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act, which I am introducing today with my good friend, the senior Senator from Tennessee. Our legislation would improve and expand the existing…

My staff was nice enough to put this at the end of this statement. I would get in trouble if I don't include it. Once again, to Cesarina and all of her coworkers at Westside Family Healthcare, as well as the many healthcare workers in…

Tom Cotton. One of the TCs. We lost a really good TC, Tom Coburn, whom Senator Lankford knows passed away about a month and a half ago. It was a great loss to our country, to his State, and someone whom we will always celebrate here and…

To my colleague James Lankford, who keeps a tab on his colleagues, do you know if any of our colleagues today is celebrating a birthday?