While the Senator from Oregon is here, I just want to say he mentioned we have a very fine planet, and God knows we do, but it is also the only planet we have, and I think for certainly everybody who serves in this body--and maybe some of…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1734 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

today I am once again introducing legislation to allow the District of Columbia to receive funding and other benefits under the Coastal Zone Management Act. I am pleased to offer this companion legislation to a bill, H.R. 2185, introduced…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1734 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

years before President Trump moved to the White House, even before President Obama and his family lived there, our Nation was at odds with an isolated country ruled by a repressive leader. It wasn't long before it became clear to the…

today I wish to pay tribute to an American hero and patriot who was taken from us far too soon. Earlier this month, I was standing in the flight line at the Dover Air Force Base alongside Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Senator…

I want to thank my friend and colleague from Ohio for his kindness in yielding to me today. I rise this afternoon to pay tribute to an American hero--this man right here--an American hero and patriot who was taken away from us far too…

thanks very much. Before I talk about the auto industry, the strength of our economy, and climate change, I want to say a word about socialism. I am a Democrat. I am not a socialist. I was a naval flight officer for 23 years, plus 4 years…

I am pleased to join my friend and colleague, Senator Barrasso, to speak on behalf of the nomination of Nicole Nason to serve as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. Ms. Nason is currently serving as the Assistant Secretary…

I ask for 30 more seconds, please, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 6 minutes, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--S.J. Res. 9

I ask unanimous consent that the Environment and Public Works Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 9 and that the resolution be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and…

I think that is something the chairman of our committee and I might just agree on. Thank you, Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

Thanks very much. Madam President, I rise again today to speak on an upcoming vote later on the majority leader's Green New Deal resolution. To my colleagues, I would just say that I think we have a serious choice to make. Either we can…

Thank you. The last thing we can do is--the auto industry has been saying, with respect to fuel efficiency standards, CAFE and so forth, that we ought to give them some near-term flexibility in terms of meeting more efficient fuel…

I rise to speak this afternoon on the upcoming vote on the majority leader's Green New Deal resolution, a resolution that, ironically, he apparently does not support. First I want to say this about the Green New Deal: Even our Republican…

Nearly 500,000 of these clean energy jobs are in the solar and wind industries, and one out of every six construction workers in this country now make their living in emergency and energy efficiency. One out of every five companies…

I rise to talk about the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019, or DERA, which I am introducing today with Senators Inhofe, Barrasso, Whitehouse, Sullivan, Booker, Capito, Gillibrand, Cramer and Van Hollen. In today's hearing, we will be…

last month, just hours after Congress passed bipartisan legislation to fully fund our Federal Government, I was privileged to join with Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon and four Members of the House of Representatives, including our at-large…

before I rise to speak on behalf of the nomination of Dr. John Fleming to be Assistant Secretary for Economic Development at the Department of Commerce, I remind my Republican friends that the pot calls the kettle black once again…

I am happy to yield back. I think we have 1\1/2\ minutes left. I am happy to yield it back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back.

Today I am introducing the ``Clean Corridors Act of 2019.'' This legislation authorizes $3 billion in grant funding to public entities for installing electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along…

before I was elected Governor of Delaware in 1992, I served in the House of Representatives for five terms. We have one congressional seat. Alaska is one of those States, as the Senator from Alaska knows, that also has one congressional…

during the debate on the nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency I came to the floor to express concerns on a number of issues, including EPA's regulation of per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl…

I say to our colleagues that I stand before you today as a Vietnam veteran--5 years of naval service during the hot war in Southeast Asia, trying to make sure that the force of communism was stopped. I served another 18 years beyond that…