I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, all postcloture time has expired. The…

I want to call my colleagues' attention to an issue that has affected many families in Iowa and throughout the country, and that issue is the cost of prescription drugs. The cost of prescription drugs is an issue that comes up at almost…

additionally for 1 minute, I would like to speak to the issue of healthcare. Some elected officials are proposing radical changes to our healthcare system. These proposals include Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in, Medicaid for All, and…

for the leader, is the veto message with the papers attached at the desk? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is.

for the leader, is there a message at the desk in reference to S.J. Res. 7? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate a communication of the Secretary of the Senate regarding that matter. The legislative clerk read as…

for 1 minute, I will speak to a piece of history of the Senate. I call to the Senate's attention this fact: When the Senate first convened in 1789 at Federal Hall in New York City, one of the Senate's first orders of business was to…

For the leader, I ask unanimous consent that the veto message on S.J. Res. 7 be considered as having been read and that it be printed in the Record and spread in full upon the Journal. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

Members of the Senate, if you look at the poster I just put up, you know what I am going to talk about--the devastating floods in Iowa and the Midwest. In Western Iowa, we still have areas underwater from flooding on the Missouri river and…

some officials are proposing radical changes to our healthcare system. These proposals include Medicare for All, Medicare Buy-in, Medicaid for All, and expansion of the Affordable Care Act. All of these are versions of government-run…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

On Monday, I spoke about the Clinton investigation, and I want to reiterate one very serious issue. The FBI apparently had highly classified information potentially relevant to the Clinton investigation in its possession. The FBI drafted a…

today marks the 30th anniversary of a very important law--the Whistleblower Protection Act. It is very important because people in government ought to listen to whistleblowers. They are very patriotic people. The law is a critical…

I ask unanimous consent to speak to the Senate for 1 minute as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

first, I ask unanimous consent that Charles Pankenier, a detailee on my Senate Finance Committee staff, be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th Congress The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

for 1 minute before I speak about what I came for a longer period of time to the floor to speak about, I want to address a trade issue. Congress needs to pass the United States-Mexico- Canada agreement this year to give farmers and…

Since I made that unanimous consent motion, and I am going to be speaking for longer than 10 minutes, I ask unanimous consent to speak for whatever time I may consume, which will probably be in the neighborhood of 20 minutes. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

yesterday the Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the IRS requesting the President's tax returns. Last night, I had a chance to read that letter, and I have to say that if you take it at its face value, it doesn't make a whole lot of…

before I speak, I ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action on the Calabria and Altman nominations. The PRESIDING…

earlier this week I introduced the bipartisan Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019, and the acronym for that is RESA, or R-E-S-A. I am pleased to be joined by my colleague, Ranking Member Wyden of the Finance Committee, in…

over the past 2 years, some in this body have decided that they will oppose any nominee suggested by President Trump. There isn't a Senator who serves their State's interest when qualified, noncontroversial nominees are prevented from…

I would like to speak for 1 minute. Senate Democrats yesterday blocked a bill that provides much needed funds for Puerto Rico's nutrition program, also, aid for the 2018 hurricanes and wildfires and, thirdly, assistance to Midwest States…

the Senate will soon vote on the disaster spending bill. That bill contains funds for the 2018 hurricanes and wildfires and renews the extra funds for nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico, which is about to expire. The Senate amendment also…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 3 minutes for three different short remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 268

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