Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Withholding Tax Relief Act

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Klobuchar). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I rise to speak to an issue that I think has been on the minds of a lot of people here and hopefully people across this country too; that is, this failed CLASS Act Program, which last week we finally got some--I would…

I think at that time, they treated everything with whiskey.

I think when most people think of concussions, as was mentioned, we think about football.

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the latest science.

I think that is a very good idea, but it is more complicated than that because at some point, kids have to learn how to hit and how to be hit and how to avoid the big forces, and that can only come with practice.

But as you have said, these athletes are bigger, stronger, faster, and the contact, the hits that I watch just every Sunday watching the NFL, there are some real contact being made there.

I am going to have to leave. I have to go to a cybersecurity hearing. That is a different kind of threat.

It just seems like we have got, with young people out there, more and more injury occurring at an earlier and earlier age.

I would say, Madam Chair and Senator Inhofe, other members of the Committee, going forward, flood control needs to be the top priority for the Corps, particularly in wet cycles.

I hope the Corps will not simply repeat the mistakes next year or in future years that occurred this year.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded and that I be allowed to speak in morning business for as much time as I may consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, late last week the American taxpayer got some very good news, and that was that the administration announced they were not going to move forward with implementing the CLASS Act. It was a stunning end for something many of us…

I believe that human error contributed to the creation of this particular disaster.

The Corps completely failed when it came to understanding the amount of risk the snow packs contained.

I have said throughout this entire debacle this past summer that the Corps of Engineers needs to be held to account for their management of the Missouri River system this year.

Madam President, I, too, rise in strong support of the pending trade agreements with America's allies, Colombia, South Korea, and Panama. These agreements hold great promise for American farmers, manufacturers, service providers, and…