I rise today because I am concerned about the Great American Outdoors Act in its current form. It spends billions on places where Americans vacation but absolutely nothing protecting the areas where 42 percent of Americans live, which are…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 1957

right now we are debating the Great American Outdoors Act, which would be great if only it were balanced. My problem with the Great American Outdoors Act is that it spends billions on places where we vacation, but the authors of the bill…

first, I thank the Energy Committee chair for her kind words and for her advocacy. I may be speaking for a bit, and then when the majority leader comes, I will interrupt and allow him to close, and then I ask unanimous consent to finish my…

I am on the Senate floor today to talk about the protection and restoration of the Gulf Coast, an issue extremely important to those I serve in Louisiana in the Gulf Coast, but important to the rest of the Nation, whether the rest of the…

I thank Senator Menendez and return the compliment. We have worked through a lot of issues to find a bill that meets a valid, public purpose that can pass on a bipartisan basis in both Chambers. I thank Senator Menendez for working with me…

I spoke to you earlier when you were presiding. I am about to take the Presiding Officer's place, as she took my place earlier, and we will swap once more. Yet, before I sit down, I want to repeat the message I gave earlier. As we wait for…

I would like to speak to the coronavirus--more specifically, the Senate's response to the coronavirus or, shall I say, apparently the absence of a response. I am a doctor, and one of the most exciting things they often show in a TV show is…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Democratic leader.

I am going to speak about the drug affordability act, what people in Washington call the Grassley-Wyden bill. I am renaming that bill. I am going to rename that bill to what I call the ``Making Coronavirus Medicines Affordable Act,'' and I…

It was a mistake. One thing we learned from the Chinese pretty early on is that there are people who were infected but not symptomatic.

one thing that is on everybody's mind right now is this: How do we prepare to address the coronavirus? I speak not just as a Senator but, perhaps even more particularly, as a physician who has done public health in my previous practice…

the Senate must determine whether to remove a President duly elected by the people. A decision of such magnitude deserves, first, full consideration of the procedures; second, the merits of the charges; and third, the ramifications removal…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senator Risch to both the House managers and the White House counsel. And although I cannot pick, ideally, it would be Manager Lofgren. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senator Risch, both to the White House counsel and the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Question from Senator Cassidy and Senator Risch to both parties…

I rise to discuss the spending bill, which we are about to vote on, which is going to increase our deficit by almost a fourth of a trillion dollars over 10 years and of which I think I might be the first speaker. We are going to vote on…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 367. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by…

was presiding before and I heard several speeches by my colleagues on the Democratic side of the aisle speaking about the 1332 waiver process that the Trump administration is using to lower insurance premiums, and the kind of common…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4334) to amend the Older Americans…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? The question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 236) was agreed to.

I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will receive the second reading on the next…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 237, S. 1678. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant…