Mr. President, I am here today to highlight law enforcement legislation that would help crack down on human trafficking, terrorism financing, money laundering, Medicare fraud, the narcotics trade, tax evasion, public corruption, and a…

Chuck Canterbury, president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, explains it this way: ``When we are able to expose the link between shell companies and drug trafficking, corruption, organized crime, and terrorist finance, the law…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer congratulations not only to our chairman on the Ways and Means Committee, Kevin Brady, as well as the chairman of the Trade Subcommittee, David Reichert, but also the ranking member, Mr. Levin. We have…

Mr. President, last Sunday I had the opportunity to attend the 101st anniversary commemoration of the Armenian genocide, hosted at the Armenian Martyrs Memorial in Providence, RI. I was pleased to be able to join with so many in the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address an issue that has impacted millions of Americans from coast to coast, north to south, also an issue that has impacted my family personally. Mr. Speaker, I care deeply about the survivors of sexual…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Over the years in Rhode Island, I have spoken with many Armenian Americans who have recounted the stories their parents or grandparents told them…

Given sustained U.S. interests and support to Lebanon over the years, our strategic objective of supporting a viable, independent, sovereign and democratic Lebanon that is at peace with its neighbors is more important than ever.

Mr. Speaker, this weekend the Rhode Island School for the Deaf will celebrate 125 years as an educational institution that serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Rhode Island. Each year, approximately 12,000 children are born with…

some of it smells to high heaven and was snuck in by lobbyists at midnight and has real--I mean, it is the kind of thing that makes people go out and get mad as hell in the voting booth. And we should clean it up. It is a swamp.

Mr. President, today is the 135th time I have come to give voice to the issue that I feel will most significantly define this generation of leadership in the United States and, frankly, around the globe. I know that there are many people…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of April as National Autism Awareness Month. As co-chair of the Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus and the proud uncle of a young man with autism, I understand many of the unique challenges that this…

And that requires adequate robust funding, not just in this year, but going forward.

Mr. President, I would like to associate myself with the comments made by the Senator from Ohio. I also support the need for greater energy efficiency and applaud the sponsors of this amendment for promoting greater energy efficiency. At…

Mr. President, I am pleased to be introducing, along with Senator Capito, the High Hazard Potential Small Dam Safety Act. This legislation seeks to provide grant assistance for the rehabilitation and repair of non-Federal high hazard…

Madam President, I am on the floor with my colleague Senator Portman to join him in urging the House to take prompt action on the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which passed with such a stunning bipartisan vote in the Senate. As…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paris Climate Agreement

Mr. President, I am on the floor I guess just a few moments ahead of the ranking member of our Senate Foreign Relations Committee, my friend Ben Cardin, who is on his way but has authorized me to proceed with a few remarks on the topic…

It should remain, I think, a very high priority goal of this committee and this process to continue to point toward ways to reuse spent nuclear fuel.