Madam President, on behalf of Senator Tillis and me, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S.J. Res. 53, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint resolution by…

Madam President, I rise with my colleague from North Carolina, my colleagues in the U.S. Senate, and the American people to honor the life of a North Carolinian, Billy Graham--a man whose life has literally reached millions around the…

I thank the Presiding Officer. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be considered read a third time and passed, the preamble be passed, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or…

Mr. Speaker, it is not every day that I get to speak on behalf of someone who has changed the lives of millions of people across the globe, but today, I do. Billy Graham, who passed away last week, was known as America's pastor, and…

Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to pay tribute today to the late Reverend Billy Graham, a very cherished Christian leader and exemplary North Carolinian. Born on a dairy farm almost 100 years ago in Charlotte, North Carolina, Billy Graham grew…

Mr. Speaker, I offer my deepest condolences to Reverend Billy Graham's children and grandchildren on this very sad occasion. Reverend Billy Graham will be remembered by millions of people for millions of reasons, which is a testament to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2410, the Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act. I want to commend my friends Representative Danny Davis and Representative Dr. Michael Burgess for their…

how could such simple things like outreach from regulators reduce the compliance burden on small community leaders?

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague from Virginia for yielding. I really thank him for his leadership on this issue. The last time I spoke on this floor on immigration, I talked about three principles: One, Americans have the…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize Nancy R. Mazza and congratulate her on her dedicated service to the people of North Carolina. Nancy previously worked for esteemed Congressman Howard Coble, a dear friend who served North Carolina…

Mr. Speaker, new Boy Scouts make a promise to do their best to do their duty to God and country and to help other people at all times. Mr. Lewis Wood from Stokes County, North Carolina, has not only fulfilled that promise, he has lived it…

I think you can see this is a topic that unfortunately we have a great deal of interest in because we know it is impacting so many people.

Mr. President, in a moment, I am going to talk about the immigration debate we are going to have here. Before I do that, though, I want to recognize that this is Valentine's Day. I happen to be several hundred miles away from my…

I will never fight for a dollar in North Carolina that can be better spent somewhere else.

China is a bad actor, and that there legitimate, I think, national defense concerns there.

I think the Operation Chokepoint has to be one of the most self-serving, corrupt abuses of power that this country has ever exercised.