I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar Nos. 1154 through 1169 and all nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy; that the…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 13; further, that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

I ask unanimous consent that at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 13, all time be considered expired on S.J. Res. 54 and the Senate vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed, with 2 minutes equally divided in the usual…

I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

You could not have asked for anybody better to work with.

Reserving the right to object, we have a standing order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Thank you, Madam President. I come to the floor today to talk about a very important conservation program--the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This is one of the crown jewels of our Nation's conservation effort. The preservation…

To see a small-town Colorado kid of the Eastern Plains grow up and run a laboratory with world-renowned scientists is pretty doggone exciting and says something great about this country.

thank you for the opportunity to be here to talk with my colleagues about the importance of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. I am pleased to be here. Over the past several months, the press conference Senator Burr referred to marking…

So we can talk about that further, but you're saying that they--the answer is no, the data previously--Amazon previously stored is not in the hands of that 100-percent Chinese-owned company?

Make no mistake, countries like China are already forcing companies... to make these decisions.

American companies help us carry that banner and those values to every corner of this globe.

Do you believe Amazon is operating under the same circumstances today that the company expected to operate under when you entered China several years ago?

I think it's very important that we have an open Internet and that we continue that and that we use this great tool of freedom and democracy around the globe.

So the answer is no. The answer is no. Thank you.

Countries like China present major market opportunities for U.S. companies. I understand that.

Apple has previously furthered China's anti-Taiwan propaganda, including through its software.

If we pursue policies that lessen our ability to enter the world market, lessen production here, that empowers Russia.

that damn traffic is actually one word in Colorado and we have to address solutions to that.

There is an initiative in Colorado, Proposition 112 I believe it is, that would essentially take 85 percent of land off of production potential.

In Colorado, time means everything, time with family, time to be outside, time to be at the soccer games.

Thank you, Mr. Pekoske, for your time and testimony today and your service to our country.

In 2016, Congress, this Committee, authorized and passed legislation called the SCREEN FAST Act, which I introduced and sponsored.

I rise today to speak about the Defense appropriations bill that we are now debating. I congratulate Senator Shelby and Senator Leahy, and other Senators for working together in a cooperative manner to fashion and advance this important…

I ask unanimous consent that my fellow, John Price, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________