I rise in support of the Reid-Mikulski amendment to the continuing resolution. Our amendment makes two important changes in the House CR. First the amendment clears out the toxic political item in the House CR--defunding the Affordable…

it is now time to vote on final passage. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote for this. It will prevent a government shutdown. It will lay the groundwork for us to get to a solution on the long-term fiscal needs of our…

I thank the Senator from Washington State for her comments because, as usual, they were clear, cogent, and compelling. We need to get a job done today. Our job today--am I correct--is passing a continuing resolution, which means we keep…

we will be voting at 12:30 on four questions. Those four votes are cloture on the continuing resolution, waiver of a Budget Act on the point of order, the amendment that I offered on the continuing resolution, and final passage. But…

I rise in support of the Democratic amendment to the House continuing resolution. We have offered this amendment because its content offers a clear path forward to do three things: No. 1, avoid a government shutdown; No. 2, lay the…

So, Mr. President, here we are. We are having a national debate on the Senate floor about whether we should provide access to health care to all Americans and be able to do it in a way that is fiscally prudent and modernizes the way we…

I want to have an amendment to strike the defunding of ObamaCare, strike the language on the debt limit, and move the date for the next continuing resolution from December 15 to November 15 so that we can get to a situation where we focus…

I rise to speak about ObamaCare. When we passed the law, it was called the Affordable Care Act. And before he leaves the floor, I would like to compliment the Senator from Montana on the important and crucial role he played in passing the…

as the chair of the Appropriations Committee, I rise to oppose the continuing resolution the House passed last week on a party-line vote of 230 to 189. On behalf of all of the people of Maryland and all of the people of the United States…

Are there any amendments that need to be set aside? The PRESIDING OFFICER. No, there are not. Navy Yard Tragedy

what is the pending parliamentary business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. S. 1392 is pending.

I am going to speak from the heart--a heavy heart--because six Marylanders died at the Navy Yard on Monday. I join with all Americans in expressing my deepest condolences to all of the families of those killed and injured in the Navy Yard…

what is the pending business before the Senate? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 21.

it is to that ominous resolution that I would like to speak. Within a few days the Senate will be called upon to vote on whether to give the President of the United States limited authority to use military action in response to Syrian…

I agree that this bill in no way limits the ability of the Board to oversee projects under its jurisdiction and facilitate their construction.

I rise today to speak on an important anniversary in our country. In just a few weeks, we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the famous March on Washington. On August 28, 1963, we marched. We marched for jobs, for justice, for the…

I rise today to pay tribute to Robert S. Mueller, III, and to thank him for his 12 years of service as the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. Director Mueller had just settled into his office just a week before the…

I rise today in strong opposition to the Toomey motion to recommit. This motion to recommit would send the transportation-housing bill back to the committee with a new allocation of $45.5 billion, a cut of $8.5 billion from the Senate…

I thank the Senator, and I wish to respond to the ranking member of THUD to say this: No. 1, yes, that is our understanding. As we move ahead on this bill, remember that this is the first appropriations bill on the floor in 2 years and the…

Wait a moment, I suggested the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The clerk will continue the call of the roll. The legislative clerk continued the call of the roll.

I wish to add some further comments on the bill while we are waiting for Senators to return to the floor to offer amendments. I note the gentlelady from Maine is returning. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

my colleague from Oklahoma was waiting to offer amendments, but filling in for Senator Murray, I was trying to get a sense what that meant. The reason I wanted the quorum to go on was so I could have a chance to talk to the Senator from…

as the chair of the full Committee on Appropriations, I rise today to comment on this bill, but also to thank and acknowledge the really important role that Senators Murray and Collins have played. Really, it has been the way the Senate…

I rise as the chair of the full Appropriations Committee in support of the fiscal year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. At noon we will be voting on the motion to proceed. I am here in the strongest…