Mr. President, let me first thank my friend from Oklahoma. We often disagree; indeed, we often violently disagree on matters of environmental issues. But we have been teammates--indeed, close teammates on the chemical safety legislation…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 4872, the End the Shutdown Act of 2018, a continuing resolution through Tuesday that would immediately reopen the government while negotiations continue on a budget agreement that…

Mr. Speaker, I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. There is no ruling before the House. The gentleman is no longer recognized. The question is on ordering the previous question. =========================== NOTE…

Mr. Speaker, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Rhode Island will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. Speaker, this Friday, the Federal Government runs out of money. We owe the American people a long-term solution to keep the government open. Democrats insist that this solution address the urgent issues facing the American people…

Madam President, President Trump and the Republicans have been in charge of the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate for nearly a year now. Under their control, these three institutions have formed a Bermuda Triangle…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Cyber Diplomacy Act and efforts to increase international cooperation and promote global stability in cyberspace. As the cofounder and…

I think this is one of those areas where we have sung this song before, and the Navy's current collision record, unfortunately, is part of the result of choices to lessen shoreside training that were made over a decade ago.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for approximately 15 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

Mr. President, now, for the 193rd time, I will give my ``Time to Wake Up'' speech, and as I do so, we are coming up on President Trump's anniversary in office. Unfortunately, this occasion does not offer the American people much to…

With that, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Confronting Issues the Right Way

Give me some reassurance that this is an issue that each of you would be willing to consider in trade negotiations.

I have a general concern that environmental issues get very short shrift in trade negotiations.

I do not think that is the place where we want to be.

Bipartisan--passed by unanimous consent.

In the Senate, there are moments of considerable bipartisanship. One area of bipartisanship has been the Ocean's Caucus that exists in the Senate.

As Members of Congress, we need to make sure that FEMA's mapping gets up to speed and that communities are not being asked to rely on false information and bad mapping estimates.

What used to be adequate is not adequate.