I, too, would like to start by thanking my good friend, Senator Thad Cochran, for the tireless dedication and public service he has brought forth here throughout some 40-something years--45 years. As has been said, he was elected to the…

today I wish to express my gratitude to Jeremy Weirich, who has served as clerk for the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, or CJS, for his many years of distinguished public service. Jeremy has…

I rise today, as my colleague from North Dakota has just done, to speak in support of Senate bill S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. In response to the 2008 financial crisis, many individuals…

Of course, we all know that when the market is going up, people are elated. That is natural.

I am hoping that we will give you every tool you need to do your job and to hire the people that you need to execute that.

See if the fundamentals are sound.

But part of your mandate, the Securities and Exchange Commission, is to protect the investor. Is that right?

But at the same time, this currency, these cryptocurrencies, they lack intrinsic value, it seems to me.

The market always corrects.

I rise today to pay tribute to a former staff member of mine, William D. Duhnke III, who dedicated over 20 years of his life's work to the Senate. Prior to his time on Capitol Hill, Bill Duhnke served in the U.S. Navy as a naval officer…

Thank you for your service. Also, I would be remiss if I did not thank you for your leadership and your steady hand in dealing with the tax reform measure.

What should we do first? Should we worry about the financial system? Sure. Should we worry about our electrical grid? Sure. But we also have to worry, first of all, about national security and the implications of penetrating through…