we are here this Monday afternoon to continue debate on S. 47, which is our Natural Resources Management Act, which we introduced just last month with Senator Cantwell. We have been working on this bill with not only Senator Cantwell and…

I thank Senator Feinstein. As we have explained, the purpose of this designation is straightforward and intended to promote and celebrate the cultural heritage of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region, without any broader implications on…

I call up Murkowski amendment No. 112. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. Murkowski] proposes an amendment numbered 112 to…

I stand to object to the amendment of my friend from Utah. We recognize the significance and importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. There has been an effort for reauthorization back and forth over the years. Within this…

I move to table the Lankford amendment No. 158, and I request the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?

I move to table Lee amendment 162. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

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…

we have before us now the pending amendment. This is the Lankford amendment regarding the use of LWCF funds for deferred maintenance. This amendment acknowledges and, I think, attempts to address what we are dealing with in a deferred…

for the awareness of Senators, they should expect a vote in relation to the Lankford amendment No. 158 sometime around 1:30 this afternoon--so just in a little bit here. Then, next in the queue will be Senator Lee's amendment No. 162. We…

we are now on S. 47, our lands package bill, and as we have heard, Senator Lankford's amendment has just been called up. I am happy to speak to that, but I understand he is in the process of coming back to the Hill. We will wait for his…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 111), as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Strike…

I call up substitute amendment No. 111, as modified, with changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. Murkowski]…

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 the Record of February 6, 2019, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The…

I ask for the yeas and nays on the substitute amendment No. 111. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Amendment No. 112

we are at a point we have been hoping to get to for some time, which is debate on S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act. This is a compilation, if you will, of various lands bills, water bills, and sportsmen's bills. This is a lands…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources rules of procedure for the 116th Congress be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

this next vote is one to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 47. This is the Natural Resources Management Act. This is our long-talked-about bipartisan lands package. We have a measure in front of us that is composed of over 100…

I request permission to speak for up to 1 minute regarding this vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I think it is good that we are standing here on the Senate floor and acknowledging the news the President has just announced--that the government will reopen as early as today and that those good, dedicated, and hard-working Federal…

I thank my colleague from Maryland and all Senators--on the Republican side and the Democratic side--who came to the floor after these two votes to express this air of optimism that we can figure this out. One of the things I have heard…

I now ask that the Senator from Arizona be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Ms. McSALLY. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Alaska for organizing this--both sides of the aisle--so we can begin to have our…

that is exactly why we are here--to get this government open, to get people paid, and to get people back to work. Let me turn to the Senator from Louisiana. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

I yield to the Senator from Georgia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.

how much time remains on the Republican side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republicans have 21 minutes remaining.

I appreciate my colleagues being down here again on a bipartisan basis to talk about where we are at this moment. We just had two messaging votes. Both of those votes failed. I voted for both of them because my message was I want to get…