Mr. President, there is a great deal of discussion this week on very difficult and hard issues. The comments of the Senator from California, which were preceded by the comments of our colleague from South Carolina, remind us that as…

Mr. President, in just a matter of minutes this afternoon, we will proceed to a motion to go to a formal conference on S. 2012, which is the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. There is no doubt in my mind that we should agree to go…

Mr. President, we are on the floor this afternoon with the issue of GMO foods--genetically modified organisms--before us. I don't want to talk about GMO foods in that space; I want to talk about a more specific genetically engineered…

Mr. President, I wish to take a few moments this afternoon to shed some light and speak about the issue of postpartum depression. As a physician himself, the Presiding Officer is aware of the reality many new, young mothers face when they…

Mr. President, I have come to the floor today to shed some light on the impacts of postpartum depression among our Nation's mothers. Just a bit over a month ago, I sat down with a local Anchorage reporter as part of a series addressing the…

Mr. President, last week I had the opportunity to pay tribute to a gentleman by the name of Fred Becker. We knew him lovingly and affectionately as ``Bulldog.'' He was a veteran and a veterans activist. He passed away on June 11. This past…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to my interns Aziza Shemet Pitcher, Margaret May, Rex Miller, Holly Taylor, Molly O'SCannell, Marissa Olson, David Courtright, Robin Spaulding, Will Pate, and…

Mr. President, I am going to be getting on an airplane tomorrow morning to head home to join with Alaskans who are coming together to celebrate the life of a man I affectionately know as ``Bulldog.'' This is Frederick Charles Becker IV. I…

Mr. President, George Voinovich served in this body as the Senator from Ohio from 1999 until 2010. Senator Voinovich was a friend of mine, and I think our colleagues would agree with me that he was among the most respected members of this…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all time is yielded back. Cloture Motion Pursuant to rule XXII, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following interns from my office be granted the privilege of the floor for the month of June: Coreanne Bean, Emily Harland, Clara Baldwin, Kea Bekkendahl, Desiree Cleary, Xochitl Martinez…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about an amendment that I have filed to the National Defense Authorization Act. This is amendment No. 4222, and it addresses an issue of great interest to military families not only in my State, where…