I join Senator Corker in expressing to the families of Justin and Stephanie our deepest sympathy and our horror at what happened to them in Brussels. I wish to thank Senator Corker as well. Because of his position as chairman of the Senate…

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the King nomination?

the Senator from Utah has given an excellent speech about why it would be a good idea to have a Republican President of the United States, but we don't have one. The reason we are voting today is because we need a U.S. Education Secretary…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes before the vote, to be followed by Senator Murray for as much time as she may require, and then we will have a vote.

last year the law everybody wanted to fix was named No Child Left Behind. Despite many different opinions and many different political attitudes, we got it done. I give great credit to the Senator from Washington, Mrs. Patty Murray, and to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Biomedical Research

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 25, 2016, at 2 p.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nomination of Dr…

for the information of Senators, the vote will be in about 10 minutes, following my remarks, and I want to make my remarks because of the importance of this nomination. I join the Senator from Washington State in urging our colleagues to…

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 24, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Zika Virus…

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on February 23, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``ESSA Implementation…

reserving the right to object. The Senator from Washington has 5 minutes to go. I have 10 minutes to go. The vote is at 5:30. So I guess----

As far as the vote today goes, this distinguished body seems to have developed a case of amnesia. We seem to have forgotten what happened in 1994. 300 Republicans stood on the steps of the Capitol with the Contract with America and said…

last summer, by a vote of 81 to 17, the Senate passed a bill to fix No Child Left Behind. The House of Representatives had already passed their version. We had a conference report. We sent it to the President, and it was in December that…

I thank the Senator from Oregon for his courtesy this morning. I appreciate the senator's remarks on allowing our different points of view to come to the floor and let's vote on it. He is speaking, of course, about the Marketplace Fairness…

We have used 20 minutes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes, sir. The Senator asked to be notified when he reached 20 minutes, and he has reached 20 minutes. The Senator still has the floor.

I thank the Presiding Officer very much. I will complete my remarks. I see the Senator from Florida is here. Before I yield the floor, I wish to make a brief statement about the legislation Senator Murray and I introduced. The electronic…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business, and will the Presiding Officer advise me when 20 minutes has expired. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be so notified. ____________________

today I would like to report some good news about the work of the Senate that should be of interest to every single American family; that is, that we are moving ahead in the Senate on a package of 50 bipartisan proposals that will help…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

I urge a ``yes'' vote because I think an important part of a Republican pro-growth policy is support for government-sponsored research. That is how we got 3-D mapping and horizontal drilling that led to unconventional gas and oil. That is…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on January 28, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Generic Drug User Fee…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to enter into a colloquy with Senators Ayotte, Baldwin, Casey, and Portman. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I know of no further debate on this measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall it pass? The bill (H.R. 3594), as amended, was passed.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3594, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3594) to…