Mr. President, I am going to make a statement about S. 1140, which is before us. Senator Barrasso, may I make my statement, due to a hectic schedule? I won't go very long. Is that all right with you. Thank you, my friend. I thank Senator…

Mr. President, I thank very much my colleague and subcommittee ranking member, Senator Ben Cardin, for taking the lead today on this opposition we are expressing to a very radical bill that will essentially, in my view, in many ways repeal…

Mr. President, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the 125th anniversary of Yosemite National Park, a California treasure nestled against the stunning backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. In 1864, President Abraham…

Mr. President, I will take my time now. I know my friend wanted to have a little time, so I will yield to Senator Inhofe. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. ____________________

Mr. President, it has now been more than 6 years since Congress gave the FDA authority to regulate the tobacco industry, and it is absolutely outrageous that we are still waiting for a final rule that would protect our children from…

Mr. President, I do want to thank Senator Thune, Senator Nelson, Senator Inhofe, and others who did something good today, which is to allow us to vote to make sure that we have the head of the Federal Railroad Administration. Finally…

Since I did yield about 5 minutes to my friend, I ask unanimous consent for another 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Senator. How much time remains of my 15 minutes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Ten minutes.

Then, of course, Senator Thune will have all the time that he wants to disagree with most of what I am going to say about positive train control. That is part of the debate that goes on here. ____________________

Mr. President, I reserve the right to object because I want to make a suggestion. I ask consent that we modify this matter so that we can pass an amendment to extend the PTC deadline--the deadline for positive train control--to make it a…

Mr. President, I just want to say to my friend I am not surprised, but I am still quite disappointed because I think it is horrible precedent to take a provision out of an underlying bill that we have all worked so hard on and attach it--a…

No, we don't. Mr. President, I just want to thank my friend. It is such a privilege to work with him on these infrastructure issues. I often say we don't work too well together on environmental issues--maybe in another life we might--but…