I rise in strong support of moving to the Homeland Security appropriations bill. I hope we do that with a vote today. This is very important in terms of governing and in terms of passing an appropriations bill for a vital part of…

Thank you, Mr. President. I want to thank the Senator for her kind words and continuing commitment to work on revenue-sharing measures. As her new role as the Chair of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, that is going to happen…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 92, as Modified The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there is now 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in…

I rise today in honor of Catholic schools across our Nation who provide our children with an outstanding education while preparing them to lead lives in the example of Jesus Christ. This year, we mark the 41st year of celebrating Catholic…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 132 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there is now 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to…

I want to echo the comments that have been made about the bipartisan work of this committee on infrastructure.

We need to get it done on a medium to long-term basis, not another band-aid approach.

That is taking all meaning out of the word 'mandatory.' It is replacing your and your colleagues' judgment for the judgment of folks who wrote the law.

I rise today to speak on the Jones Act, an important law for our Nation's maritime industry and for our national security. Senator McCain has filed an amendment to repeal the Jones Act, and I urge its defeat. In Louisiana, we know how…

The plan is not for the Attorney General to be in the middle of this at all. The statute says that the Attorney General is.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and thank you Madam U.S. Attorney and thank you for the meeting in my office.

This is just a way to clearly ignore mandatory minimums.

I think it is the leading, according to the State Department. That has not changed throughout this process, has it?

Right now the goal of the Administration in this negotiation has essentially been dumbed down to a year warning flag.

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No. 80, as Modified

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey. Amendment No. 72 to Amendment No. 2

I ask that the amendment be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end, add the following: TITLE--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL AND GAS…

I have an amendment on this important bill at the desk, amendment No. 80. I am not going to offer that amendment now because the minority side is blocking the offering and calling up of additional amendments until we dispose of those…

I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 80, which I discussed previously today and which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as…

A lot of businesses would otherwise expand to grow beyond that. This is a big inhibiting factor?

on behalf of Senator Sessions, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

also on behalf of Senator Sessions, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4137; that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that the bill be read a third time and…

I rise to strongly oppose the nomination of Sarah Saldana to head ICE for a very simple reason: If confirmed as the head of ICE, Ms. Saldana would be a key player in the administration to help President Obama further a very bad policy that…

I speak today about an important provision in the defense bill. As you know, the maritime and shipbuilding industries are significant contributors to the economy in Louisiana and are important to our national security. In Louisiana alone…

I rise to thank Senator Landrieu for her tireless service in the U.S. Senate to our State and to the country. I have had the pleasure of knowing Mary for a long time. She was in her second year of service in the Senate when I first came to…