today I wish to honor the legacy and heroic service of Mr. Earl Smith. An Alabama native and unsung American hero, Smith's willingness to put himself in harm's way saved an untold number of lives. More than 50 years ago, as a young officer…

We keep talking about infrastructure. How are we going to come up--how is the Trump administration? I think a lot of Democrats and Republicans both know that we need an infrastructure bill.

How do you think the economy will continue to grow? I like what I see out there. We feel it. People have got confidence. Do you feel like it is going to continue to move forward?

But should not the infrastructure bill, from the standpoint of our future economy, the infrastructure in this country is so important to move goods, people, services, and be one of our top priorities?

I hope they have sufficient funds. If they do not have sufficient funds--I am putting on my appropriator's hat now--we will get you the sufficient funds.

We need to make sure America is open for business.

But we do not want to give away something that would do us harm--do harm to national security. Is not that the bottom line?

I ask unanimous consent that the 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 objection…

I rise today to offer my congratulations to the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide on the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship victory against the University of Georgia Bulldogs. I join the University of Alabama, the…

the threat is growing

today I wish to honor my good friend and colleague from Alabama, Senator Luther Strange, prior to his departure from the U.S. Senate. While Luther and I have worked closely together in the Senate, our friendship dates back nearly four…

I believe that we are going to do an infrastructure bill, that we need it desperately, and I want to work with the Chairman and Ranking on all of this.