Madam President, I rise today to speak about the President's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Whenever great issues like the future of our Nation's highest Court come before the…

Mr. President, on behalf of myself and my colleague Senator Shaheen, I would like to recognize the contributions made to our Nation and its small businesses by the good work of America's small business development centers. As chairman and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship's rules for the 115th Congress be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

Mr. President, I stand this morning just before we vote on Dr. Benjamin Carson as the next Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to strongly urge my colleagues to support his nomination. Dr. Carson was advanced in…

Mr. President, I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Carson nomination?

Mr. President, it is an honor for me to recommend again Dr. Carson as the Secretary of HUD. Dr. Carson brings a fresh set of eyes to every issue and every problem he faces, and he has an incredible record of success and of achieving…

Mr. President, it is my understanding that there is no one else who wants to speak on either side. So at this time, I yield back all time on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the…

Mr. President, I applaud my colleagues for voting in favor of cloture on the nomination of Dr. Benjamin Carson to be the next Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. On January 12, the Senate Banking Committee held…

Mr. President, today I wish to urge support for H.J. Res. 40. The Second Amendment to our U.S. Constitution reads, ``A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

Mr. President, first of all, let me say thank you to my friend and colleague, the ranking member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. We have worked together successfully on several projects, and I have no doubt that we…

Mr. President, I am the one who entered the objection, and let me say to my good friend from Vermont that I agree with him 100 percent that we should get back to what made the Senate great. We have rules around here, and the rules are very…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the regulatory burden imposed by the SEC's extractive resource rulemaking and offer my support for the resolution to disapprove it. I will take a few minutes to talk about the complicated history of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Cruz amendment to the preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 27. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Yes, that is correct. What this resolution does is to cause the current SEC rule to not take effect. As it was characterized yesterday on the House floor and will be characterized further today on the Senate floor, what the SEC will need…

I thank my colleague. I will work to ensure that the SEC implements all of its congressional mandates.