I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I rise today to urge my colleagues to confirm Michael Missal, the nominee for the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general. For far too long, our Nation's veterans have been without a permanent watchdog in place to ensure the VA…

I know of no further debate on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Missal nomination? The nomination was confirmed.

I am wondering if it isn't time to perhaps have a third party as an arbiter when it comes to these types of problems,

in a few moments, we will be voting on ending debate on H.R. 636, and that will allow us to proceed to a vote on the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016. I wish to urge my colleagues to support that…

I think that would be helpful because in this particular case, with WOTUS, their recommendation was do not implement it;

again I say to my colleagues that we made a lot of good headway on the FAA reauthorization bill. Throughout the day today--as we did quite late last night--we have attempted to negotiate a path forward to adopt more amendments. We have a…

today I would like to recognize the 74th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid. Following Japan's deliberate attack on Naval Station Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States was looking for a way to retaliate and boost morale…

I compliment the Senator from Colorado for his active participation in shaping this bill. Obviously, he is a very active member of our Commerce Committee and cares deeply and passionately about these issues. He was very involved in the…

I urge my colleagues to support the motion to end debate so the Senate can vote and pass the pro-security and pro- consumer provisions within the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016. For the past 2 weeks…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

I would simply say that we have worked to try to get the amendment from the Senator from California a vote. We have tried to get the other amendment referenced by the Senator from Florida, Senator Markey's amendment, a vote. But we have…

today I rise to introduce a bill to begin to address the list of historic wrongs against Native American citizens brought by the early U.S. Government. The idea that these laws were ever considered is disturbing, but the fact that these…

I wish to speak briefly to the legislation before us, the FAA reauthorization. The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which I chair, was instrumental in bringing this bill to the floor. Our committee has a long and proud…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from South Dakota. (The remarks of Mr. Rounds pertaining to the introduction of…

I ask unanimous consent that LCDR Erik Phelps, a Navy legislative fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 114th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I call up amendment No. 3680. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune] proposes an amendment numbered 3680 to amendment No. 3679.