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 yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland. S.J. Res. 54

in a few minutes, I want to speak about President Trump's nomination of Eugene Scalia to be the Secretary of Labor, but first I want to introduce two speeches that I made in Tennessee into the Record. I notice the room nearly cleared when…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. today for a briefing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Clinton 12

Ken Burns told me last year that his 8- part, 16-hour ``Country Music'' film, which concludes on PBS this week, could be more popular than his Civil War film. After watching the first episodes, I suspect he might be right. His new film…

I am reserving the right to object. The Senator from Alabama is a valued member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Ensuring that historically Black colleges and universities have continued funding is something we all…

I often recommend to Tennesseans that they look at the U.S. Congress as if it were a split-screen television set. Here is what I mean by that. During the last month, on one side of the screen you saw the usual Washington, DC…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for as much time as I may require. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have one message for my colleagues in the Senate and those who might be watching. It is about this chart, which is very simple. This is the line of what we call discretionary spending. This is about 31 percent of the budget. That is the…

I have 8 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

within a few minutes, the Senate will be voting on President Trump's nomination of Cliff Corker to be the U.S. Federal District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. I am here to strongly urge my colleagues to support Cliff Corker…

last month, during National Nurses Week, Ballad Health, a healthcare system in East Tennessee, announced it would be giving several thousand nurses a raise. The head of Ballad Health announced a $10 million investment in pay increases for…

I thank the Senator from West Virginia for working to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. That is the question I hear most often in Tennessee: How can I reduce what I pay for out of my own pocket for healthcare costs? The most obvious…

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

Reserving the right to object, this is the latest Democratic attempt to raise the cost of healthcare paid for out of your own pocket by taking away an ability to provide lower cost health insurance that preserves preexisting condition…

She gave the wrong answer, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin has the floor.

is the Senator of Wisconsin not aware that the short-term healthcare plans do not change the law of preexisting condition?

reserving my right to object, section 1332 is the innovation waiver that is part of the Affordable Care Act, passed by the Democratic majority. That act includes protection for preexisting conditions. Using the flexibility granted under…

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

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

Dr. James Billington was the 13th person to hold the position of Librarian of Congress since the Library was established in 1800. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan and served under Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton…

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

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

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

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my opening statement at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record…