Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the nomination of William Wehrum to be EPA's Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation. President George W. Bush nominated Mr. Wehrum for the very same job in 2005. He was not confirmed then but…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my remarks not be counted against my postcloture time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank my friend and mentor, the gentleman from South Carolina, for his kind words and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, we deal with important issues every day in this House, but there are few issues as meaningful to so many lives as the…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to join several of my colleagues in raising concerns about nominations to the Federal judiciary and the Senate's role in carrying out its constitutional advice and consent responsibilities. From my…

Mr. President, I rise in support of my colleagues who have come to the floor to urge the Senate to quickly pass funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, known as CHIP. CHIP provides comprehensive health insurance to 9 million…

Mr. President, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the Senator from Utah. Why is this an important amendment vote? Just listen to this. More than 1,000 listed species, 77 percent of all listed species, including the polar…

Mr. President, last week, people across this country celebrated National Wildlife Refuge Week--and rightfully so. National Wildlife Refuges are one of the crown jewels of our Federal public lands network. These refuges provide essential…

Mr. President, I join my colleague from the State of Virginia, Senator Warner, in offering an amendment that will prevent tax reform from ballooning our deficits. The Republican budget, which we are currently considering, includes a…

Mr. President, in celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week, Senator Barrasso and I introduced legislation just prior to the recent recess to reauthorize the National Wildlife Refuge System's volunteer and partnerships program. I want…

I thank my friend and fellow member of the Agriculture Committee, Mr. McGovern, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H. Con. Res. 71, the Republicans' proposed budget. This plan would make extreme and irresponsible cuts…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor Lou Amabili, a true Delawarean, a fantastic, dedicated, and tireless volunteer, a gentleman who dedicated his life and service to others. Mr. Louis J. Amabili, the son of Italian immigrants, rose from…

Madam President, yesterday we learned that, once again, my Republican colleagues do not have the votes to pass their latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, even though the budget reconciliation process we are currently under…

Mr. President, while the Senator from Massachusetts is still with us on the floor and in other ways as well, I just want to say a couple of things. One, good for the Senator. He just said a mouthful, and he said what needs to be said. What…

Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly about the amendment just voted upon by this Chamber, an amendment brought forward by Senator Paul. As my colleagues know, the Paul amendment would have repealed the 2001 authorization for the…

Last Friday, straight from the train, I had the opportunity to join fellow Delawarians for a rally in support of DREAMers in our State and across our country. These are young adults who were brought to America as children. This is the only…

Mr. President, the Senator from Massachusetts has delivered a powerful message, obviously, one from the heart and a compelling message. I want to thank her for that. We have a bunch of new pages here. They showed up for duty earlier this…

Good afternoon, Mr. President. It is good to see the Presiding Officer and to hear my colleague Senator Perdue, as he prepares to probably head for home for the next several weeks. A number of our Senators are heading for their home States…

Mr. President, I intend to offer a motion to commit the reconciliation bill to the Finance Committee with instructions to ensure the bill includes reforms to our healthcare system that lower healthcare costs and improve health outcomes. I…