It is part of this very bipartisan trust that we have in each other, and I appreciate it.

Let me start by saying that I am unhappy with NASA's budget.

Well, you and I really strongly disagree on this, Administrator Bolden. We really do strongly disagree on this.

We are troubled over these continually shrinking resources.

I wish to express my strong support for increasing the minimum wage. It is outrageous that this Congress will not help middle-class workers. This Congress needs to do two things to make sure we give a fair shot to everyone and build a…

We are committed on a bipartisan basis to a balanced space program.

This is not a new problem.

We are worried about protecting 'dot mil,' okay? I think 'dot gov' is very nifty.

I think we will get it.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be…

Lack of funds will force ONMS to cut public access and recreation opportunities, cancel collaborative efforts with museums and universities that leverage private funds for taxpayer benefits, and terminate education initiatives.

We strongly encourage you to support PAC funds that provide critical links between our ocean and the millions of Americans who visit the coast each year.

Sanctuaries serve as economic engines for our communities and businesses, supporting thousands of jobs and generating billions of dollars in local revenues.

Our goal is to enact all 12 Appropriations bills before October 1, for the first time since 1996, in order to restore regular order--which means certainty and reliability in the appropriations process.

we will be holding a full committee hearing, all hands on deck, on innovation, particularly in terms of life science and others

We want to keep that momentum going.

We wish you well in your trade missions.

I want to raise this issue about the Patent Office and its fees.

One of the first issues we had was our very own colleagues didn't understand how fisheries disaster certification worked.

We understand NOAA says they're actively working on a plan to be issued with the latest independent cost estimates as late as April 2014.

we will be having a full committee hearing on physical infrastructure, how we have to look across the committees on our physical infrastructure needs

I really encourage that to my colleagues to be able to raise this because there are also other fees.

I think OMB has to worry about this. And I think they have to come to grips with what we would hope--many of us want to work on a bipartisan basis to permanently cancel sequester.

What is now the pending business on the floor? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion to proceed to S. 2199.

We're all Senators and we need to trust each other.