I further 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 45 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

Affordability has to be one of the primary factors when considering when you are funding a project in this country.

So it is very important that we all work as a partnership and make sure that we can deliver our foods and our fiber to the urban area.

So we are really kind of in a Catch-22 situation, as you mentioned.

Thank you for being here.

Senator Cotton and I would like to welcome Rabbi Barry Block and thank him for delivering the opening prayer to the Senate today. I am proud that he accepted our invitation to lead the Senate with his spiritual guidance. Rabbi Block is the…

As a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, that is bothersome.

Any lag time--and, again, I do not mean to interrupt, but any lag time in that area, with the technology, we simply have to figure out with things like that how to have a more efficient process, or we waste a tremendous amount.

The Choice has really been very effective in Arkansas.

Is it correct then to say that Congress' current approach to reducing the deficit--that is, only reducing discretionary spending--is sustainable in the long term?

One final thing. Is there a risk of inflation rising past the 2 percent target set by the Federal Reserve?

In 2027, discretionary spending will be at the lowest level as a percentage of GDP that it has been since 1962.

But I guess my point and your point--and I think it is a point that we need to emphasize--is that, you know, that is something that being more aggressive in that area, that is something that would save a lot of money.

So what does a 1 percent, half percent rise cost?

It seems awful long to me.

Under your leadership can we expect EPA to be more transparent, in other words, how the rules are being developed, the science behind them?

For the past 8 years, EPA has acted as a political arm of the Obama administration time and time again.

In recent years EPA has made it increasingly difficult for Arkansas to manage its delegated national pollutant discharge elimination system.

today I wish to pay tribute to former Arkansas State Senator Stanley Russ of Conway, AR. Stanley Russ was born in Conway in 1930. He graduated from Conway High School in 1948 and went on to attend Arkansas Tech University and Arkansas…

I have known and worked with Yleem for over 15 years and enthusiastically support her confirmation to this important position.

I ask unanimous consent that the Ernst amendment No. 5128 be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, that the title amendment No. 5129 be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration of S. 3336 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 179, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…