Mr. President, after careful consideration, I have decided to oppose the confirmation of Scott Pruitt, the nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. I have met at length with Mr. Pruitt, who is an accomplished…

Mr. President, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 40, a resolution of disapproval of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to the implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007. The rule in question…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize and congratulate Kevin Concannon on his retirement and distinguished career. The fact that Kevin Concannon retired is not news--he has done that several times before, and each time, he moved onto…

Mr. President, I rise to express my strong support for the nomination of Dr. David Shulkin to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs. I believe his impressive record of service in both the public and private health care sectors as well…

Mr. President, I am a former Governor, and as such, I have an inclination to support the Executive's nominees for their Cabinet-- for their Secretaries or Commissioners in my case, in Maine. I think that is an important principle, and it…

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Here is what transpired. Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech. She had appeared to violate the rule. She was warned. She was…

In the opinion of the Chair, would one Senator calling another Senator a liar during debate on the floor of the Senate be a violation of rule XIX? The PRESIDING OFFICER. In the opinion of the Chair, it would.

Mr. President, Parliamentary inquiry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will state his inquiry.

Mr. President, I yield the remainder of my post closure debate time to Senator Feinstein from California. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize and congratulate RADM Craig Faller on his outstanding service to our Nation as the Navy's chief of legislative affairs from June 2014 through January 2017. During that time, he was the Navy's lead…

Just hours before President Trump's inauguration, I met a young woman in my district from Djibouti who was named Fozia. Fozia had worked with our military as an interpreter. She came to the United States for the freedom and safety she…

Madam President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

Madam President, I come to the floor to announce a very difficult decision that I have made; that is, to vote against the confirmation of Betsy DeVos to be our Nation's next Secretary of Education. This is not a decision that I have made…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging, having adopted rules governing its procedures for the 115th Congress, have a copy of their rules printed in the Record, pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the…

Mr. President, as Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, I am delighted to introduce, with my good friend and former ranking member, Senator Claire McCaskill, the Senior$afe Act of 2017, a bill that would help protect American seniors…

Mr. President, first, let me commend the Senator from Louisiana for his extraordinary work on this bill. It has been a great pleasure to work so closely with him as we have made a genuine effort to put together a bill that would be a…

Mr. President, first, let me start by commending the Senator from Louisiana for all of the thought and the work he has put into coming up with an alternative plan that would fix ObamaCare and result in more Americans having affordable…

Mr. President, today I wish to support the legislative waiver required for retired General James Mattis to become the next Secretary of Defense. The principle of civilian control of the military has been fundamental to the concept of…