I ask unanimous consent that the complete letter from which Senator Warren read be printed in the Congressional Record to confirm that she has in fact read from it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Mr. President, pursuing Senator Merkley's hypothetical, if it came before the Senate that a Member of the Senate who was a nominee seeking the advice and consent of the Senate to the position was, for example, in fact, a horse thief, and…

I guess, Mr. President, what I don't understand is that we have fairly significant responsibilities under the Constitution to provide advice and consent. It appears that the ruling of the Chair has just been that when a Member of this body…

So the precedent going forward is that any Senator who discusses derogatory information that is a matter of public record, that may even include criminal behavior by a Senator who is a candidate for Executive appointment that requires…

Mr. Speaker, a lot of history was made last night. I, too, want to join my New England colleagues to say congratulations to the New England Patriots on an extraordinary victory at Super Bowl LI. A lot of history was made. This was the…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be the Secretary of Education. This is not a position I take lightly. I have never opposed the confirmation of a nominee for Secretary of Education. I also have never…

Mr. President, I am pleased to be joined by Senators Capito, Van Hollen, and Isakson in the introduction of the Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research, STAR, Act of 2017. This legislation is an extension of ongoing…

Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in urging President Trump to rescind both of these unconstitutional executive orders.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) and the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal) for organizing tonight's Special Order hour on this very important topic. I join my colleagues in expressing my strong…

This is the opportunity from my perspective to put the U.N. on a performance enhancement plan.

So we need to be proactive and make certain that over the next months and whatever the period of time is that the pragmatic politicians on the Palestinian side get a victory or two.

There is no question that the United Nations has continually placed an unfair and biased lens on Israel.

The high sign has been received. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado. ____________________

Mr. President, it is my understanding that the Senator will take us through the closing script, and as a part of that, I will be recognized in the order to make my remarks. With that understanding, I yield the floor. What if I suggest that…

Mr. President, we are gathered here this evening to seek to defend against the Congressional Review Act effort to overturn the clean stream protection rule. It is interesting that this first Congressional Review Act measure that we are…

But the only way that that becomes true is if, in fact, the tax reform proposal is deficit neutral.

So even Kentucky sees it coming. They just see it in a different light.

And a tax expenditure of $1 has the same effect on the debt and the deficit as direct spending of a $1.