I would like thank the senior Senator from South Carolina for his support and thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, in both Chambers, that are working so hard to get this issue resolved as soon as possible this year. I thank the…

today I wish to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Farm Credit System and to recognize the important contributions of the Mid Atlantic Farm Credit to Delaware's farmers and communities. When President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal…

before I talk a bit about the 1-year anniversary of the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action between the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, plus Germany, with Iran, I want to take a moment to say to the…

I request 1 more minute, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Just as the Vietnamese have finalized a large deal--the purchase of American jets--the Iranians announced about 2 weeks ago that they will be purchasing a number of 747 jumbo jets built by Boeing, 737s, 777s. The value of the deal is worth…

I would concur with you on the last one, because the prevention model is very encouraging.

I want to thank you, also, for your help with the first Accountable Care Organization in our State and the work that you and your staff did to give the doctors in Delaware and in Maryland another chance to prove that they can deliver…

I am encouraged that you and your colleagues have held literally hundreds of stakeholder meetings.

I think he works hard for the money, he works hard for our money, and I would just urge us to move his nomination.

I am pleased that it looks like we are going to be voting this afternoon on a measure that would, for the first time, give American families access to GMO information about the food they buy. As my colleague from Kansas prepares to leave…

Reclaiming my time--boy, I am glad I yielded. Thank you so much for those words and for the opportunity to participate in this process. Isis Mr. President, I want to change gears to talk about another battle going on in another part of the…

before they leave the floor, I want to say a special thanks to Senators Klobuchar and Collins for their leadership on this issue. This is one that hits close to home for me and my sister and my family. Our mother had Alzheimer's disease…

We have a vote that has been called, and so we have a short amount of time.

Good afternoon, Mr. President. For more than a year now, I have come to the Senate floor on a pretty regular basis. One of our colleagues sitting here I think is the Presiding Officer's relief, and he has heard me come and talk about some…

I was an earlier doubter that St. Elizabeths made sense to try to consolidate everything in one campus. I am not a doubter anymore.

I just want to note something. We talked earlier that there is roughly 7 months to go for this administration.

the solemn task that this is, as you saw in Costa Rica, the fact that we are able to do this and do it smoothly and without issue from one party to the next is just an extraordinary feat of American democracy.

We care deeply about access to medications, innovation, and better health outcomes.

Sometimes we let women do these jobs, like Janet Napolitano.

So maybe 80 years from now when your tombstone is erected, it might also say, 'He was also against improper payments.'

We just had a wonderful signing ceremony of the legislation that bears the name of former Senator Ted Kaufman and former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt.

I think we need to stay on top of it like we stayed on top of it in 2016 to deliver this year on this budget.

Last year the Medicaid Part B program spent, I believe, about $22 billion on prescription drugs.

He was really against improper payments.

I hope these 7 months that lie ahead for the administration and for you, if confirmed--and I think you will be--I just would encourage you and your team that you work with to just get as much done as you can.