the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers' implementation of the Clean Water Act as an overreach of Government authority

Mr. President, the pending amendment is authored by my colleague from Maine and myself. The amendment makes very clear that local officials will remain in charge of zoning decisions and will determine how to best meet their obligations…

Mr. President, let me return the compliment to the Chairman of the committee, Senator Collins of Maine, for her extraordinary insight, leadership, and ability to bring us together. This bill reflects the priorities of members on both sides…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Julia Tierney and Jane Bigham, two detailees with the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Charcillea Schaefer, a military fellow in Senator Murray's personal office, be granted…

Mr. President, I reserve my right to object. The Senator from Pennsylvania has very thoughtfully pointed to significant issues with respect to immigration law and public safety, but I believe the remedy of cutting off CDBG funding is not…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia. Amendment No. 3897

Mr. President, I rise to support my colleague, the chairman of the subcommittee, Senator Collins of Maine, in opposition to the amendment offered by the Senator from Utah. This amendment would prohibit HUD from implementing or enforcing…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 51st anniversary of the creation of Head Start. In my home State of Rhode Island, Head Start serves 2,500 children, including 100 homeless children and 500 children with special needs. Head Start…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to begin by thanking the chairman and the ranking member for including my amendment in the en bloc amendment. This amendment will require a report…

Mr. Chairman, as I previously stated--and with all due respect to my colleague--this bill contains no funding for reducing the alert level or reducing the number of deployed ICBMs below 400, and there are no plans to do so in the future…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes. Having previously served as the chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee for several years, I am intimately familiar with our intercontinental ballistic missile forces and the important role…

Mr. Chairman, I want to, first of all, thank my HASC colleague across the aisle, ETC Chairman Wilson from the great State of South Carolina, for working with me on this bipartisan amendment to expand talent exchange authorities within the…

Mr. Chairman, I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Rhode Island is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank Chairman Thornberry, Ranking Member Smith, and my fellow colleagues on the committee this year for many important issues within the committee's jurisdiction…

This important legislation builds upon the achievements of the Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

the persecution of the LGBT individuals and those protecting their rights are included in the abuses sanctionable by this legislation.

There are really no doubts about the veracity of the case of Sergei Magnitsky, who was only 37 years old when he was killed in Russian Government custody after exposing wide-scale corruption and tax fraud by Russian officials.

Everyone who I've talked to is very excited about this bipartisan bill and the opportunities it presents.