Mr. President, in 1993, American journalist and author John Wallach hosted a dinner with leaders from Israel, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority. As he toasted his guests, he urged each country to send 15 youngsters to a new summer camp…

I thank my colleague from California for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the rule for H.R. 3 as well as the underlying bill. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I do not believe we should be…

Yesterday the House passed H.R. 8, the Water Resources Development Act, which I proudly voted for. I want to lend my voice in support of this bill and its importance to the State of Maine, which has critical ports and harbors up and down…

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

For instance, Josh uses the Organic Certification Cost Share Programs to help cover the cost of certification, which helps him get more for his product. The funding for this and many other programs is endangered in this farm bill. Over the…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my support for the nomination of Gina Haspel to become the next Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ms. Haspel is an accomplished intelligence professional who will bring 33 years of…

I thank my colleague from Washington State for yielding me the time and for speaking against this amendment. Mr. Chair, I am sorry to say to my colleague from the other side of the aisle, we oppose this amendment, which would remove money…

I thank my colleague Mr. McGovern for yielding me the time and doing such a wonderful job on a very challenging bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong opposition to the current version of the farm bill. There are many reasons…

I thank Mr. Perlmutter for yielding, and I thank him for, really, the eloquent conversation he has been having for the last half an hour about the extreme importance of the investigation that is going on and recognizing the fact that this…

Mr. President, every morning, across America millions of people get up, get dressed, and go to work. They all have similar experiences. They are getting ready for a new day. They are getting ready for a new set of challenges. They are…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of legislation I have introduced with several of my colleagues--Senators Murkowski, Barrasso, Stabenow, and Cassidy--that would remove a barrier that prevents patients from getting the most affordable…

Mr. President, I join in thanking the majority leader for, No. 1, going to see Senator McCain and, No. 2, for the comments he made. I came here 5\1/2\ years ago and had never met John McCain, but I have gotten to know him over that period…

Mr. President, I wish to congratulate Dr. Susan J. Hunter, president of the University of Maine, on her retirement after 27 years of outstanding service in higher education. Dr. Hunter joined the faculty of the University of Maine at Orono…

Mr, President, I rise today to introduce the Protecting Rational Incentives in Newsprint Trade Act of 2018, also known as the PRINT Act, which seeks to address an urgent crisis facing printers and publishers in the United States. I am very…

During rollcall Vote No. 179 on H.R. 3053, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``yes.'' Stated against:

Mr. President, I love history, and we have been here before. We were in exactly this place in 1886. Let me read you a quote from Senator Thomas W. Palmer of Michigan on this floor in 1886. I am going to try to channel my 19th century…

Madam President, this week I cast my vote in support of the nomination of Kyle Duncan to serve as a judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Duncan has been a successful trial and appellate attorney, as well as a law professor at…

Mr. President, I thank my distinguished colleague. I want to join with the chairman of the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Senator Daines, to support this resolution which was adopted…