Mr. President, I reserve the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.

Mr. President, just to cool down the temperature, why don't we actually get back to what we tried to accomplish just a couple of days ago--a 4-week CR that funded our military, that funded our veterans, that funded CHIP for 6 years--and…

Mr. Speaker, some Americans have not heard the truth about why we have the Schumer shutdown. The simple truth is that it is because the Republicans believe in the rule of law, want to fund our troops and the CHIP program. Democrats are…

Mr. President, I ask that the Chair read rule XIX. The PRESIDING OFFICER. For the information of Senators, rule XIX, paragraph 4 states: If any Senator, in speaking or otherwise, in the opinion of the Presiding Officer transgress the rules…

Mr. President, I just want to reiterate to Federal employees that I fully believe that, just like these dramas in the past, we will fund the government; they will be paid; and I apologize on behalf of those who voted against the CR just a…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. First and foremost, I thank the Federal employees. I thank anybody who works for the Federal Government for all the hard work they do. I also apologize to them on behalf of the actions of some…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I want to go back and talk about the concept of doing our jobs. We have done a lot over the last 12 months. For people to say we haven't done anything--let's go back and talk about the 12…

You have asked me a question, and I want to answer it. I actually want to provide the funding to the military, to the men and women who are working hard to protect this Nation, and that doesn't happen through procedural discussions. It…

Mr. Speaker, all the news today is about the Schumer shutdown. The House has done its work. The economy is booming. We passed a massive tax cut before the end of the year, which is bringing raises and prosperity to all segments of our…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 2 p.m…

Mr. Speaker, I object. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time yielded in this debate was for debate purposes only. The Chair must inquire whether the manager, the gentleman from Texas, will yield for that purpose?

Mr. Speaker, we are 3\1/2\ months into the fiscal year without a budget. Republicans are proposing to lurch along another month with no resolution in sight and no commitment to address critical investments. Democrats will not be a party to…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 1 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m.), the House adjourned until today, Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 9 a.m. ____________________

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to enter into a colloquy with the Senator from Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, we are here to talk a little bit about immigration reform and maybe a little bit about the looming government shutdown. I want to start with the government shutdown because it is intrinsically linked with some of the…

Madam President, I am pleased to see Senator Cornyn here. He has done an extraordinary job. As a matter of fact, it was Senator Cornyn who hosted the trip that I made down to the border that gave me an incredibly important perspective on…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, Mrs. Roby, for being a leader in this area. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of H.R. 4712, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This is commonsense legislation to strengthen, under…

Madam Speaker, last year, we voted on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks. While I supported that bill, many of my colleagues chose not to, but I urge them to at least support this commonsense bill to protect the lives of abortion…