on behalf of the Senator from California and myself, I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute to H.R. 2028 be withdrawn and that amendment No. 3801 remain pending and be considered the committee-reported substitute…

I thank the Senator from Texas for his leadership and for his comments. He is exactly right. Over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office, that red line is projected to increase by nearly 80 percent--nearly 80…

while the assistant Republican leader is on the floor, I wish to say a word about this chart that I mentioned earlier. He mentioned this is the first bill where we are spending $1 trillion. Most of us on both sides of the aisle, I know…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify provisions relating to Nuclear Regulatory Commission…

I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 3804. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Alexander] proposes an amendment…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No. 3804 to…

I call up the substitute amendment No. 3801. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Alexander] proposes an amendment numbered 3801.

in the next few minutes, Senator Feinstein and I will submit for the Senate's consideration the first appropriations bill of the year. This will be the Energy and Water appropriations bill. It will be the earliest that any appropriations…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Feinstein and I be allowed to speak, me first and Senator Feinstein second. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask consent that I be permitted to make some remarks followed by the Senator from California, after which the Senate would go back into a quorum call. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the…

I congratulate Senator Schatz. I support and cosponsored the Schatz amendment. He has identified a priority that Senator Feinstein and I already made a priority. It is one of the two parts of the Department of Energy that got any increase…

For more than 50 years, the Older Americans Act has been effective in large part because these successful programs are funded through flexible grants to States. States know best what services will be most beneficial for their residents to…