I move to table the Paul amendment and 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 legislative clerk called the roll.

I move to table the Paul amendment, but I just want to say a few words. This continuing resolution before the Senate holds spending at the fiscal 2019 levels. An arbitrary 1-percent across-the-board cut on top of this--although it sounds…

I rise in the U.S. Senate to fight for America's military. This past week, our Special Forces eliminated the leader of ISIS and his likely successor. Their accomplishments should remind all of us that our brave troops always carry out…

we are taking about somebody today who was actually a mentor for me right here in the U.S. Senate--Ted Stevens. I believe it was 33 years ago when I first met him--33 years ago--and I was in the House, and I was coming to the Senate. He…

I call up the substitute amendment No. 948. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] proposes an amendment numbered 948.

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 today's record under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No. 950 to…

this afternoon, I rise to urge my colleagues here in the U.S. Senate to support the pending cloture motion on H.R. 3055 so we can get the appropriations process moving. It is already day 22 of the current fiscal year. The entire Federal…

Lack of adherence to the terms of the budget deal also explains why we are unable to mark up the other two bills in this package: Labor, HHS, and Education and State-Foreign Operations. Just like the Defense and Energy and Water bills…

I listened to some of the remarks of the distinguished Senator from Vermont and friend. I think we are both trying to find a path forward to move our appropriations bill, but we are not there yet. This afternoon, I urge my colleagues to…

today I wish to honor the remarkable career of Ann Richardson McNair, who dedicated over 51 years of service to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the Redstone Arsenal, both located in Huntsville, AL. Mrs. McNair was an acknowledged…

today I wish to honor the career of Dr. William ``Bill'' Craig, who retired on June 25, 2018, after 58 years of civilian service. Dr. Craig served as the director of the Software Engineering Directorate SED for 30 years at Redstone Arsenal…

I wish to join the chorus here. This is a big day, as Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer said, for our friend and colleague Pat Leahy. Pat and I have been working together a long time; this is our fourth decade. As we were told, he just…