I thank the Senator from Utah for his remarks. I think we both would feel remiss if we didn't properly acknowledge all of the Senators and especially all of the staff members who have put in such long hours and used such professionalism to…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma session only, with no business being conducted, on Thursday, September 20, at 3 p.m. I further ask that when the Senate…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:42 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 3 p.m…

if the Senator from Utah has concluded his remarks, I would like to say a word or two. We have just passed in the Senate a bill that is named the Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act. It was an amendment I had offered to the bill, not…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 98, nays 2…

the next vote is on Senator Collins' amendment on the gag rule with Senator McCaskill. Following that, we will vote on the Opioid Crisis Act of 2018, which has the contributions of 72 Senators. I would like to especially thank Senator…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate proceeds to S. 2554, amendment No. 4011 be made pending. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from West Virginia.

this morning, in Nashville, as I got on the plane, the headlines were not about tweets or collusion with Russia or even the Supreme Court nomination. The headline was this: Senate set to OK bill on opioids. Within a few minutes, we are…

I ask unanimous consent for another 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

that is why we have had so much support for this amendment. The bill is so large, some people have had trouble seeing the significance of it. Let me quickly mention two aspects of it: One is money, one is moonshot. Some people say: Where…

Boy Scouts shouldn't get a merit badge for telling the truth, and Senators shouldn't get an award for passing an appropriations bill, because that is what we are supposed to do. But it is worth noting that for the first time in at least 10…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, and I ask consent to speak for as long as I may require. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…