if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:46 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at 10 a.m.
Jeff Flake
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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.
In order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceedings en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 289, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…
I understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for a second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2165) to amend title…
I understand there are three bills at the desk and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…
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…
The number-one priority in Arizona is to make sure that when Arizona or any other state voluntarily contributes their water to the health of the Colorado system, the contributed water actually stays in the system and does not disappear…
I am pleased that the Chair is committed to move forward on a West-wide drought bill that addresses the water needs throughout the West.
I wish to highlight a few items that are in the NDAA conference report authorization that we are considering this week. In April of this year, my office came across a $115,000 marketing contract with the New York Jets and some other teams…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Thank you. I again thank the Senator from Wisconsin and others I will name later for working so hard on this bill. The Senator made sure that it moved through his committee expeditiously, that we got it to the floor in the Senate and also…
Thank you. Madam President, I wish to talk about the problem that led to this bill. We have made significant investments along the border in terms of port facilities. More needs to be done, obviously, but we made significant investments to…





