It's deplorable what he said.

I will be very brief for the Senator from Delaware so I am not taking up too much time. I am here to do something very special. One of the great things we get to do is to pay tribute to people who do great things in our State. We don't…

I thank the gentleman. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Murphy nomination?

I just want to say to the gentleman from Ohio that I have been to the Edmund Pettus Bridge. I went there with John Lewis. John Lewis is a great American. I supported title V and the Civil Rights Act. So I appreciate your remarks and your…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 60 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am from Georgia. Last night in Georgia, Alabama, and throughout the Southeast, one of the worst tornadoes went through that has ever gone through in history. Twenty-three Alabamians were killed last night; a number of homes in Georgia…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I yield back the remainder of our time and call the previous question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The legislative clerk read as…

to the Democratic leader and Bruce, who is on the floor, congratulations on behalf of all the Republicans in the room. Come down to Atlanta and watch the Braves play the Mets. We would be happy to have you anytime. Thank you for your time…

in accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent, for myself as chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics and for Senator Christopher A. Coons, vice chairman of the committee, that the…

the Committee on Veterans' Affairs has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 116th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Senator Tester, I ask unanimous consent…

I ask unanimous consent, for myself as chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics and for Senator Christopher A. Coons, vice chairman of the committee, that the annual report for the Select Committee on Ethics for calendar year 2018 be…

all Democrats and Republicans, pay close attention. I have been here for 20 years, and I have seen a lot of shutdowns-- about five of them. I want to talk about what they have produced. The first one with Bill Clinton produced Monica…

I thank the Senator from Washington very much for her courtesy. I will be brief, and I will be very succinct. In fact, I will be responding to some of the things that Senator Schatz from Hawaii and others have said on the floor. I am going…

I will follow up on the Senator's points. We need to do what we did last year when Republicans and Democrats stayed up here for 2 weeks while the government was shut down. We worked out an immigration agreement, and we got the DACA…

I wasn't going to come over here today--I just got off an airplane a little while ago--but I am here because of what I have been hearing. What I have been hearing is that we need to be talking about the shutdown and not other subjects…

If the gentleman would like to finish his remarks, I would be glad to yield for a few minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

reserving the right to object, my apologies to those on the floor who wish to speak. We have spoken a couple of times about this on the floor. I want to do it one more time. I appreciate the motion by the gentleman who had been my ranking…

I rise for a couple of moments in morning business to pay tribute to the Senate and what we have done this past year. We think we are easing towards going home. We think we are easing towards finishing the year, and everybody is excited…

knowing that we are in morning business, I would like the recording folks to divide my remarks in two separate places at the appropriate time in the Record. I am here to do something every Senator does at one time or another in their…

Your service when working with you has been a privilege. You have done a phenomenal job as Chairman in the House.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Governor Nathan Deal

as chairman of the Veterans Committee, for the last 4 years I have had the privilege of working with Dean Heller from Nevada. In his opening remarks in his farewell speech, he spoke about his compassion for veterans. I have seen it up…

I have had the privilege of serving with both speakers I have heard today, Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana. They represent the best of the Senate. All of us are proud to be here. All of us are…

this is a special time of the year-- Christmas. All of us are in a hurry to get home. Our children are waiting for us to get home. Our families can't wait to share the joy of the day. We want fun around the fire and the household. I would…