Mr. President, as my colleagues and the Presiding Officer may know, I spent many years of my life in the Navy. I spent some 23 years, starting at the age of 21, on Active and Reserve Duty in the U.S. Navy as a naval flight officer, and I…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to raise concerns both about the next vote we will take--a vote that will or will not confirm President Trump's nominee Brian Benczkowski to be the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of…

Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation to allow the District of Columbia to receive funding and other benefits under the Coastal Zone Management Act. I am pleased to offer this companion legislation to a bill, H.R. 2540…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, this morning, the hot Sun rose on a tent city 20 miles outside El Paso, TX. That tent city stands as a makeshift detention facility to house children who have crossed our border and have been separated from their parents…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to talk about the 74th anniversary of the GI bill, which we will be celebrating later this week. Before the Senator from Connecticut leaves the floor, I want to thank him for his comments. I want to…

Mr. President, earlier when I spoke about the amendment with Senator Coons as the lead Democrat, I mentioned the wrong cosponsor. I would correct myself to say it is not Senator Rounds, who does great legislation, but in this case, it is…

Mr. President, the amendment Senator Alexander and I are offering is a bipartisan effort, as you can tell. It is the result of discussions between Senator Alexander's Appropriations Committee staff and the staff who works for us on the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor for the remainder of this Congress be granted to the following members of my staff: Andrew Wishnia, Zachary Pilchen, Christina Baysinger, and Skylar Bayer. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To direct the Secretary of the Army to submit a…

Mr. President, as we await a 12:15 p.m. vote, I want to urge my colleagues to support the first amendment that we will be voting on today--the Gardner-Coons sense-of-the-Senate resolution, a resolution that focuses on the importance of…

Mr. President, I think we are going to have a couple of votes shortly on amendments. Senator Alexander and I will offer one to the underlying bill. I think Senator Coons will offer another one along with, I believe, Senator Rounds…

Unfortunately, due to a funeral, I will miss the vote on H.R. 2851, Stop Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017. It was my intention to vote ``no.'' PERSONAL EXPLANATION

First let me thank Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith for the time. I also want to thank both of them for including my amendment in the en bloc 2 amendment package. My amendment expresses this body's strong support of the Dover…

Madam President, good morning. I looked down, and the Presiding Officers have changed. It is nice to be here with you this morning. Our Presiding Officer is tied to the military--Army colonel, highly distinguished. She comes from Iowa and…

42, 23, 89, 200, and 3. These numbers stand out for me. Forty-two million people will be impacted by the SNAP changes; 23 hearings; 89 witnesses, who didn't recommend the proposals that we are seeing today; $200 million spent on 10 pilot…

I have the honor of not only sitting on the Committee on Agriculture but also of sitting on the Committee on Education and the Workforce, so I know very well how important healthy, hunger-free children are to a good education system. On…

It is with deep disappointment that I stand in opposition to the partisan farm bill. I joined the House Committee on Agriculture because of its reputation of being bipartisan. I represent an entire State--urban, rural, and suburban. The…