The Senator is certainly entitled to the information in order to make a reasonable judgment. This Senator is advocating fairness in the system. There was a time that Puerto Rico was, in fact, included under the bankruptcy laws. For…

Madam President, I came to the floor for a different reason. I want to speak about the National Security Agency and the bulk telephone metadata collection program that basically the new law took over, that there was reform of. Now, let me…

I will. Let me make this statement. There is another part of unfairness, and that is that Puerto Ricans are not being treated the same way under the Medicare and Medicaid laws as well. To this Senator from Florida, who is close to the…

Madam President, this Senator from Florida doesn't think it is true that Puerto Rico is having such economic chaos that the net result is that Puerto Ricans--who are American citizens--move to Florida. The fact is that some are moving to…

Mr. President, I will have more to say about the refugee crisis and the necessity of the considerable vetting of those refugees, as well as any other refugees, as we protect ourselves here at home. I will have more to say about that later…

Mr. President, what is our parliamentary posture? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2685.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be given 5 minutes to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ``El Faro'' Tragedy

Mr. President, on the morning of October 1, the El Faro cargo ship--a container ship almost 900-feet long--was carrying 33 men and women, and on that fateful day it sent its final communication, reporting that the engines were disabled…

This committee has seen a proliferation of these things just recently.

In a state like mine, Florida that is so dependent on tourism, we want visitors to share their experiences.

So you encourage those businesses, if there is a false review, to contact you.