Mr. President, it seems I am coming to the floor of the Senate on an increasingly frequent basis to honor the pioneering men and women who arrived in the State of Alaska prior to statehood who truly have left a lasting impression on the…

Our highway bill. This has been a collaboration that has been recognized in the Senate. I think sometimes we joke that sometimes we have some polar opposites in the Senate on certain issues, but when there is a desire and a will to create…

As we consider their bill--and I am pleased we have moved forward with this managers' amendment--I wish to speak to an amendment that is not part of a managers' package, and it is not an amendment I will call up and ask for consideration…

I thank the Senator from California and do recognize that tough issues come to us. If they were easy, they wouldn't be here, and so it is our job to kind of thread that needle and do that. I know the Senator mentioned the people of Flint…

Mr. President, I thank and acknowledge the work of the Senator from California, as well as the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, not only on this WRDA bill but on previous matters relating to our water, resources, and…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall it pass? The bill (S. 2854), as amended, was passed.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring Senior Corporal Lorne Ahrens

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 380, S. 817. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 423, S. 2614. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 568, S. Con. Res. 46. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…