I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ``This is Iowa'' Campaign

Gov. Kim Reynolds of my State of Iowa has unveiled what she calls the ``This is Iowa'' campaign. That campaign has encouraged people to choose Iowa to live and work. Iowa has the second lowest unemployment rate in the Nation. As I travel…

I ask to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

According to the Pentagon's estimation, a young woman in the military has a one-in-eight chance of being sexually assaulted. Unfortunately, many cases are never prosecuted. This is completely unacceptable. We must do more to prevent…

The short answer to your question is yes, but I would like to give a longer answer, if I could, and give you my perspective of TANF. TANF is an acronym for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, which was created almost 23…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

today is the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services. The Court ruled that employees who face age discrimination have to meet a higher standard of proof than workers who face discrimination based…

I call my colleagues' attention to an issue that has affected many families in Iowa and throughout the country. That issue is elder abuse and neglect of those same people. Many older Americans reside in assisted care facilities, nursing…

Congress needs to address the crisis facing multiemployer pension plans. The Finance Committee is continuing its work on retirement income security, including those issues with the multiemployer plans. While we work to enact the first…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

for nearly 2 years Special Counsel Mueller's investigation captivated Washington. Most of the media reporting focused on speculation and false allegations of a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin. This reporting…

last week, I held a hearing on foreign threats to taxpayer-funded research, and a classified briefing was held on the very same subject. We learned a great deal of information regarding the very real and ongoing threat from foreign…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Iowa continues to flood and in some cases reflood. Since March, Iowa has been inundated with water on both the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries. In the past several weeks, there have been multiple tornadoes causing…

I ask to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I come to the floor today, on June 4, to take a look back at a very historic vote by the U.S. Senate. This vote changed the course of political history in America. It strengthened the social fabric and constitutional framework of our…

I would like to take a minute to explain why Medicare for All is a prescription for Medicare for None. Some folks are pitching this wild, misguided idea that one-size-fits- all government insurance is a cure-all for what ails the patients…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

repealing the noninterference clause means a restricted formulary, which places limits on the drugs that are available to seniors, maybe excluding some drugs that your doctor wants to prescribe for you. I don't believe that Medicare…

I am here to discuss with my colleagues issues dealing with the work of the Senate Finance Committee and possible legislation that hopefully will come up this summer to keep healthcare costs down, particularly prescription drugs. In the…

besides May being National Foster Care Month, it is also Mental Health Awareness Month. This month of May gives us an opportunity to increase public awareness about the challenges faced by those struggling with mental illness. It also…

I come to the floor to speak about two different subjects. One of them will be just 1 minute, and that deals with the fact that May is National Foster Care Month. I want to mention a couple of things about foster care because of my work in…

the misuse of opioids is a national crisis. Every single day, more than 130 people in this country overdose on these drugs, with tragic results. In 2017, there were more than 70,000 drug overdose-related deaths in the United States…

I am placing a hold on the nomination of David M. Satterfield, who has been nominated to serve as Ambassador to Turkey. My objection comes down to one increasingly irrefutable point: the State Department's, through Ambassador Satterfield…