the discrepancies between what our university and our coastal resources center are doing and what the FEMA maps show are really considerable.

the FEMA mapping of this has been, frankly, outright defective.

Mr. Speaker, in recognition of National School Counseling Week and in honor of the many dedicated school counselors in Rhode Island and across the Nation, every day, school counselors are out on the front lines helping our students…

I think in the long run this ban will do more harm than good, both to our security but also to our troops in the field.

So the brief pretty clearly outlines my chief concerns with the E.O., namely that it was not based on specific credible evidence of a threat and that it puts our troops in harm's way.

We view the order as one that will ultimately undermine the National security of the United States rather than making us safer.

We all agree that the United States faces real threats from terrorist networks and must take all prudent and effective steps to combat them, including the appropriate vetting of travelers to the United States.

Mr. Speaker, ``Never stop believing.'' Those words are going to be on the front page of The Providence Journal tomorrow morning. Like all true tests of faith, last night's Super Bowl wasn't easy going, and there were times, I have to say…

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, the nomination of Betsy DeVos has triggered an outcry of deep public opposition. It has also inspired an outpouring of popular support for public schools. Public education is what has made America…

Mr. President, after a great deal of careful thought and consideration, I have decided to oppose Senator Sessions' nomination to be the next Attorney General of the United States. I have long served with Senator Sessions. While he and I…

Madam President, the Attorney General of the United States holds a vital and also somewhat unique position in the Federal Government. The Attorney General of the United States is tasked with significant responsibilities that must be…

Mr. President, may I ask the Senator, through the Chair, if the letter from which he just read has a date?

1986. And is the Senator aware of the occasion that brought this letter to the Senate?

So a Senator of the United States has been accused of violating a rule of the Senate for restating to the Senate a phrase that has been a matter of record in the Senate--if, indeed, that is the case--for 30 years. I yield the floor…

But clearly the content of this letter has been a matter known to the Senate and, depending on what the facts may show, may actually have been a record of the Senate for more than 30 years.

Mr. President, I wish to add a few Rhode Island voices to the voice of the Senator from Minnesota. By the way, I am not cherry-picking my correspondence to find the rare letters in opposition to this nominee. We have had an unprecedented…

Mr. President, I have a question. I guess it is in the nature of a parliamentary question, and that is, whether it would be in order to ask unanimous consent that the letter from which Senator Warren read be put into the Record as a…

The text of the letter as she read it, but not the complete letter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator may ask consent.