before my colleagues exit the Chamber, I want to acknowledge their words. I want to say thank you. The passion, the emotion, the true rawness in your words are words that I think all of us, as Members of the Senate, should hear, reflect…

I had asked to come and speak on the floor of the Senate on this day, June 4. I have been actually looking forward to it and planning speaking time for months now. June 4 is a significant day in the fight for women's suffrage. It was on…

I was really thankful. I thought General Mattis's words were true, and honest, and necessary and overdue.

reserving the right to object, I have the honor to serve as the chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which does have jurisdiction over S. 849, the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans Act, but in that capacity as chairman, I now have…

I have 3 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…

we are here in the U.S. Senate on this Tuesday. We had a vote yesterday evening, the first that we have had in some 6 weeks here. As I walked over to the Chamber just now from the Hart Building, at 4 o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon, the…

we have heard a lot of passion here on the Senate floor this afternoon, a lot of anger, a lot of frustration. It stems from the anxiety, the anger, and the frustration that are being felt across the country right now as Americans from…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:53 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 16, 2020, at 3 p.m…

I now ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, March 16; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 440, H.R. 6172. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 440, H.R. 6172, a bill to amend the…

I further ask that the Tester substitute amendment be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

the Alaska State Senate yesterday passed a bill that would establish March 12, today, as Ashley Johnson- Barr Day to be held each year. Ashley Johnson-Barr was a 10-year-old beautiful little girl in Kotzebue, AK. Ashley was probably one of…

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to proceed to Calendar No. 440, H.R. 6172. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 87, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I have come to the floor this morning to speak in support of the nomination of Mr. James Danly to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Danly has been nominated for the remainder of a term that runs through June 30, 2023…

I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4920 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 2657

I appreciate the strong vote that we had yesterday, 90 to 4, to advance and continue debate on S. 2657. Just after that vote was concluded, I laid down a substitute amendment that contains the full text of the bipartisan American Energy…

I modify the substitute amendment No. 1407, with the changes at the desk. For the information of the Senate, this modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment No. 1419 offered by the Senator from Kentucky, Mr…

I thank all of those who just voted for the motion to proceed to S. 2657. We have called up my substitute amendment, No. 1407, which now contains the full text of the American Energy Innovation Act. We are moving through the process…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of March 3, 2020, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING…

I call up substitute amendment No. 1407. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. MURKOWSKI] proposes amendment No. 1407.