As in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 706 and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

As the chairman is aware, our staffs worked diligently with property owners and other stakeholders in the drafting of the language authorizing the First State National Historical Park within H.R. 3979. The authorization includes language…

I thank the Senator from Louisiana for her comments and her leadership on this issue. I also would like to thank the committee staff, especially David Brooks, for all the hard work they have done over the years to make a national park a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with the chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Senator Landrieu, concerning the authorization of the First State National Historical Park that was included…

The Senator from Oregon has thanked Tom for his service in the Senate. I wish to thank him for his service before he was in the Senate when he and I were kids--well, not exactly--but when we served in the United States services. We spent…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleague, Senator Coons. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, along with my colleague Senator Coons, I rise today in support of Division M of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act. I would also like to…

Mr. President, I rise to speak tonight in support of the omnibus appropriations package that Senator Mikulski, the Chair of our Appropriations Committee, has spoken at great length about, and that Senator Cochran has also dedicated so much…

Madam President, As Senator Carper noted, the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act should not reduce the Affordable Care Act's health insurance coverage protections based on U.S. workers' immigration status, including those…

Mr. President, I have no prepared remarks. I am trying to speak right from my heart, and my heart is full. I want to start off by thanking Tom for the very kind comments he made about serving with me. We met 10 years ago. He was that bomb…

Mr. President, as we come to the close of the 113th Congress, I wish to speak for a few minutes about why I think we should be optimistic about the future and what we can and must do to take advantage of the opportunities that lie ahead…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tax Extenders and Omnibus

Mr. President, our colleagues know the Presiding Officer is a recovering Governor, I am a recovering Governor, Mike Johanns is a recovering Governor. So we are sort of a support group for one another, men and women who used to be somebody…

Madam President, I would like to say to my colleague, Ted Kennedy said to me when I first got here a number of years ago, talking about compromise and that sort of thing--he always said: I am willing to compromise on policy, not on…

I object, just for a moment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The assistant bill clerk continued with the call of the roll.

Mr. President, I came to the floor without any prepared remarks, but I want to say a few words, if I could, about our colleague Mark Pryor. I have affectionately called him ``Hey, man,'' because in Arkansas, when you see one of your…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 4, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…