while the Senator from Maine is still here, let me just say what a great Senator she is and what a pleasure it is to do business in a bipartisan way, as the two of us have now done for several years here in the Senate, including the…

Senator Durbin has been leading a group of us talking about DACA, or the Dreamers. I wish to tell the Senate two stories. I wish to tell you about Elisha Dawkins. He was a baby who was brought from the Bahamas at age 6 months. He grew up…

there are all kinds of reports swirling around Washington, and we are hearing from those reports that the Trump administration is about to give a huge, early Christmas present to the oil industry. The reports are, the Department of the…

we are just about to enter the holiday season. The traffic is already picking up. We could call it the great holiday migration that is going to be underway. Millions of people will be traveling to see their loved ones--their families…

We must continue to lead the international community on sensible ocean policy.

The success of Florida's economy is intimately connected to our Nation's oceans.

Americans that rely on our oceans need responsive executive agencies.

When our oceans are healthy and well-managed Floridians prosper.

this country has lost the ability to 'go fast'.

Private sector research and development continues to outpace military investments in space.

this is, in effect, a massive transfer of wealth under the guise of tax reform and under repeating the statement: It will help the middle class. You can repeat a statement, but that doesn't mean it is true. You have to look at what the…

we yield back all time as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the Nelson motion to commit.