Mr. President, notwithstanding the previous order, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business in order to introduce two bills. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins and Ms…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss for a few moments reflections upon the hearing we had this week in the Intelligence Committee on worldwide threats. This is an annual hearing and is in public, at least the first part. Then there is a…

Mr. President, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill that would ensure geriatric education for our current workforce while it would optimize resources to bolster academic careers in geriatrics and help to attract the…

Mr. President, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill that would ensure geriatric education for our current workforce while it would optimize resources to bolster academic careers in geriatrics and help to attract the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 296 are printed in today's…

Mr. President, I rise to introduce legislation with my colleague Senator Casey that would reauthorize the only federally funded programs that are specifically designed to develop a health provider workforce to care for our older Americans…

Today I am introducing a commonsense, bipartisan bill with Congressman Crenshaw and Congressman Rose. It is called the Solidarity in Salary Act. It is a simple bill that says if Federal employees aren't getting paychecks because of a…

Mr. President, this is the first day in which Americans across the country are eligible to file their 2018 tax returns. I rise today to introduce with my colleague from Alabama, Senator Jones, the Taxpayer Identity Protection Act. Our bill…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maine. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to…

Madam President, government shutdowns are never justified, and I have opposed every one of them. This shutdown--the longest in our Nation's history--has caused real harm to 800,000 Federal employees and their families. Just today, I heard…

I thank everyone here tonight for providing the diversity of stories that are really coming from States across the country which we all represent. And I know it is just a small bit of what we are all hearing every day in our offices. I…

I thank the gentlewoman very much for her thoughts. I am now happy to yield to my friend from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).

I thank the gentlewoman for sharing those stories. I yield to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter).

Mr. President, it strikes me that there are really two problems before us--one we can resolve this evening or tomorrow morning or in the next 24 hours, and that is the shutdown. At least we could resolve it for a limited period of time and…

I thank Ms. Sewell from Alabama for being here tonight. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky).

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for his comments. I know it is particularly challenging in a district where so many people are close to Washington and so many Federal employees have a multitude of challenges. So I appreciate the…

I thank the gentleman for taking the time to share those stories with us. It is so important that everybody understand the impact this is having in many areas that most people don't know anything about. Madam Speaker, I yield to the…

So today is the 34th day of the longest government shutdown in history. It is a shutdown that has no excuse, and it has taken a great toll on dedicated public servants and their families across America. Americans who have jobs are actually…