I welcome Steve Berger and thank Senator Corker for arranging for him to be here today. Steve is, indeed, one of our most distinguished Tennesseans. We welcome his family and some of his friends who are with us in the Gallery. Chaplain…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks from earlier today at the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy's Conversation on the Future of Adult Literacy. There being no objection, the material was…

I am here today to introduce a Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval on the administration's so-called overtime rule. I am joined by Senator Johnson of Wisconsin on this effort and also 43 other Senators who are cosponsors…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed 9 minutes and that Senator Johnson then be allowed 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

how much time is remaining on this side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 17 minutes remaining.

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining time be for the Senator from South Carolina. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

would you please let me know when 8 minutes has elapsed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes. The Senator will be notified. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander and Mr. Johnson pertaining to the introduction of S.J. Res. 34 are printed in today's Record…

while the Senator from Connecticut is still here, I want say through the Chair that I am glad I had a chance to hear his remarks. I agree with him that there is a mental health crisis, and I congratulate him for his leadership, especially…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my opening statement last week to the HELP Committee regarding oversight of the Every Student Succeeds Act. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in…

the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval is about protecting the right of ordinary Americans to retire. That is what this is about. We are trying to stop the Labor Department's so-called fiduciary rule, which will restrict…

in 1867, when the naturalist John Muir first walked into the Cumberland Mountains, he wrote: ``The scenery is far grander than any I ever before beheld. . . . Such an ocean of wooded, waving, swelling mountain beauty and grandeur is not to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 12, 2016, at 9 a.m., to…