I was necessarily absent for vote No. 140 on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. On vote No. 140, had I been present, I would have voted yea. Mr. President, I was also…

The Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies Act is a significant step forward in the fight against climate change.

America's Water Infrastructure Act is an important and thoughtful effort to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The bill steers funding to Corps districts to create these work plans and prospective budgets, adding more transparency to Corps budgeting activities.

This important legislation promotes investment in low carbon technology infrastructure and research in emerging, innovative low carbon technologies.

These emerging technologies will not only help combat climate change, but will enhance our economy, advance new industries, and create new American jobs.

I've reached out to Tammy Duckworth from Illinois as a new mom and a veteran. I'm waiting to hear back from her. But I really would like to see some positive changes happening for my daughter, I really would.

Thank you for your letter dated April 4, 2018, to Secretary Benjamin S. Carson Sr.

Climate change is a grave threat to our national security, economic security, and environmental health.

Reducing carbon emissions will not only combat climate change, it holds the potential to strengthen our economy.

The United States must act to prioritize cutting carbon pollution.

Despite repeated announcements by Facebook suggesting that your company will remedy this disturbing practice...

We need to remain at the forefront of the supercomputing capability on a global scale.

thank you. I thank the chairman and my colleagues from Wisconsin for their support of this bipartisan legislation, which I introduced in January and filed as an amendment to S. 2155. As the chairman stated, as a result of the 2016…

The tax bill made corporate rates permanent, but rates for hardworking families will expire in just a few years.

The President has analyzed that Congress has failed to set the stage for any meaningful investments in our aging infrastructure.

The President and Republicans in Congress set aside $1.5 trillion to spend on their tax proposal, but didn't put aside a single penny for infrastructure.

There's a net loss in dollars for infrastructure.

I really am pleased that you cleared the air by reassuring the Midwest that anything we hear suggesting that you, personally, are retreating from the RFS... is simply not true.

For many Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike, that is music to our ears and especially to mine.

I could not disagree with you more about the negative effects of that.

As you know, the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project in Chicago, which is part of the CREATE Project, meets all of INFRA's program goals.

today I wish to pay tribute to Commander Paul Bauer, a 31-year veteran of the police force who was fatally shot on Tuesday February 13, 2018, while in the line of duty. Commander Bauer had a remarkable career with the Chicago Police…

When regulations do not make sense, I am the first to sign up to fix it.

We should be looking for common-sense solutions to help small businesses without benefiting large corporations or endangering workers in environment or public health in the Office of Advocacy.