I look forward to supporting his nomination.

I can assure you that Senator Sessions will be aggressive with respect to potential violations of the law.

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Sandra Myers of Laurel Springs, North Carolina. This remarkable and talented woman is retiring after spending her entire 40-year career with the Social Security Administration. Since the age of 18…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Gutierrez).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we are all friends of Israel, but that friendship requires more than demonizing the United Nations and the Obama administration. In fact, it requires the facing of hard…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining for each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 5 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this closed rule and the underlying resolution. Mr. Speaker, there is a legitimate debate to be had concerning U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334 and the United States' decision to abstain…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member, Mr. Engel, for yielding a portion of his time to opponents of this resolution. I also appreciate his willingness to work with me and other…

``. . . provided, that the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct. ``This amendment shall not be so construed…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Georgia for yielding. I rise today to support this rule and to express my strong disapproval of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United…

We live in a big glass house and there are a lot of rocks to throw.

I think that is consistent with what you said on other matters.

What is happening now is unprecedented. What's happening now is going to affect the issues that make a difference to everyday working families.

Mr. Speaker, it was 16 years ago when I was embarking on a run for North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture that my uncle told me there was a man I needed to meet. That man was James H. Langdon, whom we all call J.H. Today I rise to…

I thank our ranking member, and I associate myself with the kind remarks others have made regarding our departing chairman, with whom I also share many years of productive and cooperative work in this institution. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased…

Madam President, I am pleased to rise to talk about the 21st Century Cures bill we have before us today. At the beginning of this Congress, my good friend Senator Alexander and I issued a report entitled Innovation for Healthier Americans…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the Nashville Fire Department in North Carolina. On December 17, 2016, the men and women of the department will celebrate their 100th anniversary. The Nashville Fire Department has a tremendous…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:24 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 8…