I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I know it is Halloween, and it is time for trick or treat, but I urge my colleagues not to be tricked by this scary fairytale dreamed up by the Democrats that would suggest that the section 1332 waiver that give States more flexibility…

at 12:15 p.m., the Senate will vote on a Democratic proposal to overturn a Trump administration guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services that would lower insurance rates all across America. Seems like a strange thing to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

reserving the right to object, with all respect, this is no way to help historically Black colleges and minority-serving institutions. What the Senator from Maryland is suggesting is that we pass a bill that would have 2 years' funding…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 Mr. Alexander and Mr. Jones pertaining to the introduction of S. 2667 are printed in…

the Senator from Alabama will be here shortly. I will go ahead and make my remarks, and then he can add his. I ask unanimous consent that I may be able to use a piece of demonstrative evidence as a part of my remarks. The PRESIDING…

about 20 million Americans know what this is. This is the FAFSA. This is the form that about 20 million Americans fill out every year in order to qualify for the Pell grant and the student loan they might use to go to college--20 million…

Senator Jones made a very important point, not only about Alabama, but really about every State. The Pell grant that we are talking about is money you don't have to pay back. This is not a student loan that you lay awake at night worrying…

the Senator from Alabama, Mr. Jones, and I have legislation that we propose to introduce tonight. I am prepared to let him speak before I do because I understand he has another event, but I don't see him. I suggest the absence of a quorum…

the distinguished Senator from Alabama mentioned music, and I guess a lot of us have been watching Ken Burns' ``Country Music'' film the last several days, which is terrific and includes lots from Alabama and even more from Tennessee. My…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. An objection is heard. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized.