Mr. President, in a Chamber where the debate on climate change has become woefully one-sided and in a Congress where House Republicans just voted unanimously to oppose the only climate solution Republicans have come to, I want to use my…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, before I begin my remarks, I, too, extend my prayers and sympathy to the people of Orlando. My constituents, like all Americans, are brokenhearted at this monstrous act of violence visited…

Madam President, I simply want to underscore the importance of these amendments that Senator Murray and Senator Gillibrand are putting forward. There can be disagreement on the substance, but the merits, the importance, and the criticality…

Madam Speaker, last month I had the opportunity to join my colleague on the Committee on Homeland Security, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ratcliffe), on a trip to Israel to learn about their efforts in cybersecurity. As we all know, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the…

Will the chairman yield? If I had the opportunity to go to a football school and not an academic institution, I would be better off today. Forgive me, Mr. Chairman. Mr. McCAIN. Madam President, hopefully we are going to pass the resolution…

Madam President, to continue briefly, we are again spending a great deal of time on an important issue, and we have more important issues that will emerge. But I think it is long overdue to cite what we have done in just a small part under…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: At the end, add the following: This Act shall be in effect 1…

Madam President, at this juncture I call up Reid amendment No. 4603. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed], for Mr. Reid, proposes an…

Madam President, we have been moving very steadily through this authorization bill. I once again commend the leadership of Chairman McCain. It really began months ago when the Chairman decided that he was going to do an indepth analysis of…

Madam President, I join the chairman. He has very eloquently and passionately described the situation we are in. We have thousands of Afghans who have come forward and helped our forces--not just our military forces but our diplomats and…

I thank the Chair. Mr. President, we have had a very extensive and very thoughtful debate about the underlying amendment by Senator McCain to increase OCO spending by $18 billion strictly for Department of Defense operations and functions…

Mr. President, I would like to make some brief remarks with respect to the Reed amendment that is pending, before our vote. Senator Mikulski would like to also, and I note the chairman is here. But I ask unanimous consent that when I…

I yield the floor to the majority leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________

Mr. President, I believe I have the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island has the floor.

Mr. President, I would note that Senator Klobuchar is here and she, I believe, wanted to participate in the discussion about the IMF, but we shortly have a vote, and we would very much like to proceed. The majority leader is here also. I…

Mr. President, I come here, as I do every year in the Senate, to commemorate the anniversary of a brave blow that Rhode Island struck for liberty and justice--the Gaspee Affair of 1772. On the night of June 9, and into the morning of June…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Gaspee Days