One of my goals for the FAA reauthorization would be to include language that would allow airports to use remote towers.

I have long supported this project and look forward to the refiling of that project at FERC this summer.

Thank you, Mr. President. It is great to have our colleague from Georgia on the floor of the Senate once again, doing the outstanding job that he has always done for the people of Georgia, recognizing the great individuals back home who…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and…

I come to the floor today to talk about the recent impact of prairie fires in northeastern Colorado. A lot of times when you turn on the national news in the spring, summer, or fall, you might see fires in Colorado, but most of the time…

in Denver today, the Colorado General Assembly will gather to pay tribute to Colorado State University professor John Straayer, whose 50-year teaching career included 37 years of managing a legislative intern program during the spring…

I thank the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for the work he carried out over the past several months as this nomination proceeded. Mostly, I want to congratulate Judge Neil Gorsuch on his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court…

I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

over the next several hours, we will have the final opportunity to debate the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch. This has been a lengthy process this week, as we have heard from Senators on both sides of the aisle…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 10 a.m., Thursday, April 6; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume executive session to consider the nomination of Neil Gorsuch. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 118, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I understand there are two 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 en bloc. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 861) to…

it has been an eventful week already. We have seen a number of Members come to the Senate floor and debate the qualifications of Judge Neil Gorsuch, the President's nominee to the highest Court, the U.S. Supreme Court. Many have come to…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand in recess under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Cantwell for 10 minutes, Senator Franken for 30 minutes, Senator Murphy…

Thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to come to the floor today in support of Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court. As a Coloradan, it gives me great honor to be here to talk about his nomination, the exceptional…

I thank my colleague from Wisconsin for his remarks on Judge Gorsuch. I look forward to this debate this week as we work to confirm Judge Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court in a bipartisan fashion. This evening, though, I come to the floor…

I come to the floor once again today to talk about the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the 235 years of our Nation's history with the Constitution, there has never been a successful partisan filibuster of a…

I rise to talk about the continuing challenge that our agricultural communities face across this country. Just a couple of weeks ago, I came to the floor and cited a Wall Street Journal article with the headline: ``The Next American Farm…

the strategic logic of ASEAN is that small and medium-sized nations in Southeast Asia can band together and use their collective weight to resist outside coercion and foster a free and open order, a rules-based order.

Democracy, human rights, and rule of law are generally in retreat across the region despite some hopeful developments in countries such as Burma.

The Chinese think they were Chinese before we ever arrived. They think they have a civilization that has its own view of the way things work.

The United States seeks to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific region.