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.

today I wish to pay tribute to Steve Johnson who is retiring on December 22, 2017, from his position as the manager of the U.S. Senate Dining Room. Mr. Johnson is a well-respected member of the Senate family. For over two decades, Mr…

I believe that the infrastructure, the ports, the intermodal centers, the river systems, the locks, everything that goes with it, our highways are at a critical time that we have to do something here in the Congress about.

Deeper drafts means lower ocean freight rates, more competitive products moving in and out.

I wish we could work together on a bipartisan agreement that would benefit not the Democrats or Republicans, but would benefit the U.S. Senate and the American people.

Today we will revisit one aspect of those temporary changes: limiting the post-cloture debate time for certain nominations and consider whether to restore it permanently, as provided for in Senator Lankford's resolution.

I want to thank Senator Lankford, who is here with us at the table, for agreeing to appear before us today to discuss the merits of his resolution.

I couldn't vote for Roy Moore. The state of Alabama deserves better.

I look forward to voting for you and helping in any way I can to get you confirmed.

Richard Shelby says he will absolutely not vote for Roy Moore.

A cost-benefit analysis is important before any regulation or law goes into effect that would affect the economy, jobs, and health, everything?

Bricks have been around a long time. I hope they will be here a long time because they are extensively used everywhere. To put the brick folks out of business, I don't think, in the long run, would be smart.