I come to the floor today to talk about fires that Colorado faces right now--some of the most devastating fires in Colorado history. As of the writing of our comments this morning, there were 40 fires so far in 2018. This is one of them. I…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I am pleased that we are taking the opportunity to do so today.

The national parks are a glorious idea, and I think this legacy legislation really proves that we can work together in a way that will benefit Americans for generations to come.

I encourage all my colleagues to consider supporting these efforts at NIST and other places as well.

It is a much better situation when government and industry are working together and everyone is informed.

And the answer is yes, and the government is currently purchasing unsecured devices.

So should the Federal Government purchase or acquire software or firmware that cannot be updated?

So we should not be buying software that cannot be updated, firmware that cannot be updated as a matter of general practice.

Thank you, Madam President. I know the Presiding Officer is a cattle farmer, as I think they are referred to in Mississippi. It is an honor to be here on the floor with you to talk about important work for Mississippi. Colorado is an…

If we don't understand what's going on around the rest of the world in science and technology, we can't really adapt effectively.

I think it is important that we continue to strengthen our research development in science.

I thank my colleague Senator Bennet for his work on this and the opportunity to work with him to make sure we continue to honor our veterans and armed servicemembers. Our veterans have served and our armed servicemembers proudly serve this…

last year, Colorado had a great snowpack in many areas of the State. In fact, the moisture, rain, and snowpack in many areas of Colorado led to a lot of growth, a lot of great spring grass, and a lot of undergrowth that came in. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). Without objection, it is so ordered. Colorado Wildfires

as the eyes of the world are fixed on Singapore, I rise today to discuss another important development in our Nation's diplomatic efforts in the Indo-Pacific. Tomorrow, we will open a new chapter in the relationship between the United…

I sure don't see any evidence of an emergency here that justifies raising people's power bills along the lines of what you have described.

On May 24, 2018, I also filed the Taiwan International Participation Act, or TIPA, with Senator Markey. This bipartisan effort establishes that it should be the policy of the United States to support Taiwan's participation in appropriate…

The fact is our allies are seeking U.S. opportunities for energy.

So people who are concerned about power bills rising ought to be concerned about raising taxes back to what they were because we would see those cuts in utility bills go away.

It is not our intention to bring Kim Jong Un to his knees, but to his senses.

I believe the complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization must be the goal, the objective of this summit.

it is very important not to allow those equities to be undercut, because, again, we will not be making ourselves more secure as a result of this agreement if we are undercutting our allies.

We should continue our maximum pressure and fully enforcing our sanctions on North Korea.

It is very important that a couple of points remain in focus on this.