Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 6:30 a.m., Friday, February 3; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings…

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 8:06 p.m., adjourned until Friday, February 3…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 43, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution…

Mr. President, I yield back the remaining Republican time. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, the majority time is yielded back. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of Morning Business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the outstanding work of a longtime member of my Senate staff, Layne Bangerter, who has been appointed as special assistant to President Donald Trump. Layne has been a valued member of my staff for…

I ask unanimous consent that the subcommittee membership and subcommittee jurisdiction of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, which was approved by the committee at today's executive session, be printed in the…

Mr. President, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 115th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Senator…

Mr. President, in honor of National POW/MIA Day, today I wish to pay tribute to our Nation's servicemembers who have been taken as prisoners of war, POWs, and those missing in action, MIA. I also pray for resolution for the military…

I thank the chairman and Mr. Duffy for the work they and their staffs have done on this critical piece of legislation. I especially want to thank my staffer, Aaron Calkins, for his work to make this a better bill. We have worked countless…

Mr. President, on behalf of myself and Senator Rubio, from the great State of Florida, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from New Mexico.

Mr. President, I strongly agree with my friend and colleague Senator Wyden from Oregon. He is absolutely right that we have been working on this for probably 5 years as we have worked to identify the solution and then build the coalition…

Mr. President, in a few minutes we will vote on the adoption of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act, which we are seeking to add as an amendment to this important Energy bill. This amendment will do a number of very critical…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak about an amendment I have filed and that will soon reach the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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

Mr. President, we don't yet know the exact number of the amendment because we are refiling a minor correction to it. However, I wish to talk about a very critical amendment that I and a number of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle…

Mr. President, today I wish to honor Bob Ford, who is retiring from Senate service. Bob is a valued, longtime member of my staff and dear friend. In September of 2002, Bob joined my staff as the State director for business, economic, and…