I ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn amendment No. 3899 be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: Making emergency…

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up en bloc and reported by number: Heitkamp No. 3903; Barrasso No. 3909; Ayotte No. 3917; Mikulski-Shelby No. 3919; Feinstein-Portman No. 3922; and Franken-Tillis No. 3921, as…

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 that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 403. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

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…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:14 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 10 a.m…

I call up the Collins-Kirk substitute amendment No. 3896. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins] proposes an amendment numbered 3896.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Arizona be permitted to speak in morning business for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Arizona. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the 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.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

I am pleased to begin the Senate debate on the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies. This bill funds many programs that are essential to the American people. Let me…

before the Senator from Tennessee leaves the floor, I, too, wish to commend him for his excellent stewardship of this highly complex appropriations bill and for the cooperative way in which he worked with the ranking member, Senator…

I wish to honor and congratulate the Vital Voices Global Partnership and the 2016 Vital Voices Award recipients. Over the last 15 years, the Vital Voices Global Partnership has trained and mentored more than 14,000 women in 144 countries…

I wish to raise awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the boys and young men who suffer from this devastating disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy was first brought to my attention 15 years ago, when I met Brian and Alice Denger…

Under the longstanding Berry Amendment, our troops are supposed to be outfitted with clothing and footwear that is made in this country.

Russia, as Senator Shelby has pointed out, has been increasingly aggressive in the Ukraine, in the Baltics, and in the Middle East.

today I wish to bring renewed attention to the continued violence perpetrated by Boko Haram against women and children. It has now been 2 years since the horrific kidnapping of 279 school girls in Nigeria. In the aftermath of this brazen…

I wish to recognize the contributions of the National Association of Superintendents of U.S. Naval Shore Establishments, NAS NSE, on the occasion of its 100th national convention. Since its founding near the time of World War I, NAS NSE…

I rise to honor and congratulate the Vital Voices Global Partnership and the 2016 Vital Voices Award recipients: Hafsat Abiola, Khanim Latif, Yoani Sanchez, and Akanksha Hazari. The Vital Voices Global Partnership identifies, invests in…

at its 214th commencement on May 14, 2016, the University of Maine at Orono will award an honorary doctorate degree to Leonard Minsky of Bangor. Today I wish to congratulate my dear friend for this recognition and to join people throughout…

today I wish to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the town of Kingfield, ME. Known today as a gateway to the rugged and beautiful Longfellow Mountains, Kingfield was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides…

I just want to go on record in support of those three projects, and thank you for including them and recognizing their importance.

These numbers are not sustainable for our government, and they are certainly not sustainable for the families.

I want to thank Chairman Collins for her leadership on this Committee and specifically her leadership on behalf of individuals and families that are suffering with Alzheimer's.

I am convening this hearing today to assess our progress in combating Alzheimer's disease since the enactment of the National Alzheimer's Project Act which I co-authored with my friend and former colleague, Senator Evan Bayh.

If nothing is done to change the trajectory of this disease, costs are projected to increase over a trillion by 2050.