Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 Senator from Louisiana.

Madam President, Social Security is a sacred trust between the American people and our government. It is a promise to workers, many of whom have no other savings besides Social Security. A promise, almost by definition, does not change. It…

The president's moves dead on arrival.

It would be wrong. And I think unlawful in accordance to some of these states rules for a handful of people to go in a back backroom and switch it out because they're -- they don't like candidate any longer.

Mr. President, think about how much has happened over the last several weeks. We have had one Presidential candidate survive an assassination attempt. Our current President is dropping out of the race. We have had protesters burning an…

I stand before you with immense pride as we honor a remarkable leader and my mentor, Dr. Norman C. Francis. His commitment to advancing education through social justice transformed Louisiana and had a profound impact on this entire Nation…

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 392. ____________________

We have to stop the silliness. We really, really do.

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 363. Stated against:

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for yielding me time. This legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It funds efforts like resiliency in my home State of Louisiana. It funds hurricane protection. It funds flood control. It…

I thank the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee for yielding and for bringing this bill. Especially I thank Mr. Self for his leadership in working for so long on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, it is not often that we will walk…

So, another question--and I am not a math whiz, but as I recall, there was an assessment that was done by, I believe, GSA--that found that 17 of 24 Federal buildings in the Washington, DC, area had occupancy rates of lower than 25 percent…

I am sure, my initial reaction when you said you needed money to save space. I am thinking that that seems a little bit backwards.

I do think that we need to be thinking about a remedy there, because there needs to be a performance--if people aren't performing, they shouldn't be paid.

$6 billion over 10 if we--and again, ballpark, I am not going to hold you to it, but just a ballpark range.

Thank you, Mr. Doomes.

I thank very much my esteemed colleagues for the opportunity to be here. We are here to honor the memory of a dear friend and colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a true stateswoman and a fierce defender of justice, fairness, and…

I want to thank Ranking Member Titus' patience as I went a little overboard.