I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am appalled that Republicans are continuing to ignore the calls that Mr. Thompson has led to bring up my good friend from New York, Republican Peter King's bipartisan bill to keep guns…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Brian Alexander, a fellow in my office, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise to support the passage of the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act. I commend Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and their counterparts in the House, Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Scott, for their…

There is competition and you let the market do its thing.

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

We have solved it before.

I have been fuming at reading these stories about these price hikes and I am really grateful to you for joining with Senator McCaskill in leading this hearing.

It strikes me that that is not being done just out of a charitable spirit.

Mr. President, thank you very much. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paris Climate Change Negotiations

Mr. President, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Cardin, led a delegation of 10 Senators to Paris this past weekend. We went to support the ``high- ambition coalition'' on the international climate…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New York for yielding time. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3766, the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act. I want to begin by recognizing my colleagues, the distinguished…

Madam Speaker, just hours before last week's shooting, I stood in this very same spot and called on Congress to renew the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. Shortly after the shooting in San Bernadino, we learned that one of the…

We've tried in Congress to get mental health services, which include addiction services, treated more in parity with traditional physical health services.

I think we have to come up with a coherent, multifaceted strategy, and I think we can agree upon it and move forward.

I really want to focus on the question of coordination among the States, because that's really where we can be most useful.

I would ask, for the record, if you have the time and inclination, look at the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, which I have co-authored along with a great number of candidates.

Should we be reviewing whether 42 CFR, Part 2, and its privacy provisions are an impediment to coordinated care?

Your colleague, Senator Whitehouse, is among those who favor criminal penalties for those who disagree with him on climate policy.