Mr. Speaker, I know the gentleman shares my sense that we need to diversify our transportation system in this country. We, in particular, need to develop high-speed rail in these corridors where it makes so much sense. Raleigh to Charlotte…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, John Garamendi, for taking up the special orders and for doing such a striking job, compelling job, of lining out what the country needs to do in the way of building our roads and bridges and our energy…

I want this to be the continuation of a dialogue as we go into the NDAA.

Military and Civilian Personnel Programs and Military Family Readiness.

Mr. President, I wish to personally thank the Presiding Officer for all the work he has done to come up with what I believe is the right framework for fulfilling the promise to solve and create a viable solution for the DACA population and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 9:30 p.m. today, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1892 with a further…

Mr. President, again, I have the motion before us. I believe the Senator from Kentucky did object to the motion. Just one brief comment. And I thank the Senator from Louisiana for presiding. I know I was supposed to be in the chair 30…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 12:01 a.m. on Friday, February 9. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:54 p.m., recessed until Friday, February 9, 2018, at 12:01 a.m. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 102, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The…

Mr. President, I was talking with the pages earlier asking if they knew what was going on. I am not sure if people watching the debate know what is going on. Let's talk about the mechanics of what is happening right now. We have a measure…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mrs. Love, from Utah for presenting this bill. Mr. Speaker, I stand here in support of H.R. 4771. It is said that all politics are local, but might I also…

I think that we have got to realize that one of the biggest issues we have in Medicaid is a lack of compliance.

Our message to the industry has to be we will pay for value, but the difficulty here is we have to define it.

I want to let you know, on behalf of the majority, how grateful we are to you and to the President for your leadership and for helping make this act signed into law. It is truly, truly historic.

But, today, the underlying economy is strong and getting stronger due to the policies of the Trump Administration.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the 242 athletes who made the 2018 United States Winter Olympic team. This is the largest delegation of athletes from any nation attending the Winter Olympic Games in history. While reviewing the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Royce very much for his help on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I am here to speak in support of the War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act, introduced by my good friend Eliot Engel and me. It is another excellent…