David Vitter: “It's a horrible litigation environment. It's a horrible threat to us, and we're not expanding anything in Louisiana…”

We need to get out of this cycle of slashing State funding and replacing it with tuition increases because that can't go on without limit. It really risks affordability.

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). The Senator from Texas. Zika Virus Funding

If the majority leader will yield for one moment, I want to thank the majority leader for his very kind words. Serving in the Senate for two terms has been the highest honor of my professional career. I have enjoyed it so much and have…

I thank the Senator from Louisiana for his very kind remarks. More importantly, I want to thank him for years of great partnership, great work on behalf of Louisiana. I know he will make an outstanding senior Senator. Thank you. I yield…