Lessons learned from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other engagements around the world have demonstrated the importance of minimizing civilian casualties to winning the 'hearts and minds' of locals and ultimately decreasing animosity towards the…

I think it is important that we make it a forethought, not an afterthought.

I want to make sure that people with disabilities are a forethought, not an afterthought.

In 2006, Congress created the position of disability coordinator at FEMA to provide guidance to both FEMA staff and State and local partners on how to incorporate people with disabilities into disaster planning.

Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to join the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson), my friend and co-chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus, to recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month. In Rhode Island and…

If we are inclusive to everyone, we have gotten rid of the barriers, because in a crisis the more complex our systems are, the more likely they are going to fail our most vulnerable at their time of need.

Every time we separate a servicemember, it costs the Department $57,000.

The readiness of the Armed Forces is fundamental to ensuring our men and women in uniform can perform all that we ask of them.

These protections have served us well, and have allowed servicemembers to keep their focus where it should be--on their mission.

My sense is that the greatest force multiplier we have in our military forces is the non-commissioned officer.

Financial problems complicate life so dramatically for servicemen and women.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I, too, will be voting no on the candidacy of Mr. Mnuchin to become Secretary of the Treasury. Rhode Island got hit so hard by the mortgage meltdown that Wall Street created. Frankly, I can never forget the Rhode Islanders…

Madam President, I rise in opposition to the nomination of Steven Mnuchin to be Secretary of the Treasury. No Cabinet official can have such a profound impact on our economy, on family budgets, on taxes, and on consumer protection as the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to yield the remainder of my time to Senator Wyden of Oregon. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Daniel McCartney, a fellow in my office, be granted privileges of the floor for this session of Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to President Trump's nomination of Congressman Tom Price for the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department he has been picked to lead is charged with protecting the health of all…

Mr. President, my distinguished friend, Senator Perdue, is actually right. There is something unprecedented going on around here with these nominations, but it is not the Democratic effort to try to make sure that those nominees get a fair…