unlike past occasions when I have spoken on the topic of gun violence prevention, I am actually pleased to talk about some good news. A powerful alliance across the aisle has enabled us this morning to introduce a measure that will be a…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Background Checks

The Coast Guard has performed extraordinary service in delivering food, water, and medicine to parts of the island.

I hope that we can lead the effort to frame language that makes it clear that none of the Federal funding that may be invested, it's an investment, in the museum would come from otherwise necessary operational or capital funding.

Thank you, Admiral, for your very impressive and dedicated work, and all of the men and women who work in the Coast Guard under you and serve our Nation with such immense excellence and devotion to duty.

It still disturbs me that we still have sexual assault, this behavior, occurring in a service that lives by the creed, 'Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.'

I want to shift in the small remaining time I have to Puerto Rico.

I will leave here within minutes and go to an announcement of the introduction of the bill that would reform the efforts to discipline sexual assault and deter and prevent it in all of our military services.

we are at a critical juncture in our investigation into Russia's interference in last year's election and potential collusion by Americans with Russia's meddling and obstruction of justice that may have occurred. Those issues are under…

I found extraordinarily regrettable. These rules were repealed, which constituted, in my view, an attack on consumer rights to privacy.

Why is it not like any other property--

How do we enable farmers to maintain control, either through some kind of opt-in consent or some other means?

And the benefits have been widely shared by America and the world because America's farmers have led the world in using technology to raise productivity and yield.

They're more experienced in it.

the principles have to be embodied at some point in regulations or rules or statutes, and the authority is there for the FCC to adopt protections.

the advances in data have raised questions about who owns it, who controls it, how do we protect privacy, and how do we prevent others from, in effect, profiteering at the expense of our farmers.

There ought to be an explanation from the president about whether he was knowledgeable about his own son actively engaged with WikiLeaks.

What I want to know is the full range and content of all the communications that took place. What we see here likely is just the tip of the iceberg.

There is so much circumstantial evidence here that the president, now president was in fact knowledgeable about these communications.

These revelations and reports, Anderson, are stunning. They're jaw dropping.

My hope is now that Chairman Grassley, who has indicated he wants to get to the bottom of these issues, will in fact issue subpoenas for Donald Trump Jr., for Jared Kushner and for other relevant witnesses.

It should be on the minds of the judiciary committee, which should subpoena these documents because we have an obligation to protect the FBI and the Department of Justice from political interference as we seek to know what the full extent…

the government needs to have the tools to not only go after hackers and thieves, but also hold companies accountable.

But if they choose your products, they will not be forced into arbitration. You are guaranteeing that?

the real deterrent will come when those penalties are imposed on executives, like the ones before us today.