Not having a current AUMF allows Congress--lets us off the hook.

The Constitution gives the Congress the authority to declare war.

rumor has it that on Friday the President will announce a change in U.S. policy toward Cuba. There are lots of different rumors about what that might entail. I thought I would talk for just a couple of minutes about the consequences of…

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Brown nomination?

I rise to speak in support of the Customs and Border Protection Hiring and Retention Act, or CBP HiRe Act. In recent years, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, has had a lot of trouble recruiting, hiring, and retaining personnel to…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Toomey). The Senator from New York. (The remarks of Mrs. Gillibrand and Mr. Cassidy pertaining to the introduction of S. 1313 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced…

Obviously we want to take advantage of the intermittent generation, particularly renewables, but without grid scale storage at this point, we want carbon-free base load and a lot of that comes with nuclear.

In my opinion, the rule demonstrates complete tone deafness.

We have to have time to be able to comply.

However, we all ought to be concerned about regulation that creates burdensome red tape for little or no appreciable benefit.

I believe it is time for Congress to step in.

I appreciate you allowing me to speak in support of the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 which I am pleased to join the Chairwoman in co-sponsoring.