Thank you so much for coming forward with Jason's story. And I just want to assure you that your advocacy has made a real difference.

I am now very pleased to yield to the coauthor of this important bill. Senator Cortez Masto has been an extraordinary member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. She attends every single hearing, which is amazing, given our schedules…

I rise today with my colleague from Nevada, Senator Cortez Masto, to introduce the Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimer's--or BOLD--Act. I am pleased that Senator Capito and Senator Kaine are also joining us as…

I am delighted to commend Fourteenth Street School in Bangor, ME, on being named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Serving students from prekindergarten through the third grade, this outstanding school in the city I am…

I am delighted to commend Connors-Emerson School in Bar Harbor, ME, on being named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Serving students from kindergarten through the eighth grade, this outstanding school is one of only 342…

I am delighted to commend Falmouth Elementary School in Falmouth, ME, on being named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Serving students from kindergarten through the fifth grade, this outstanding school is one of only 342…

Bernard Shaw devoted his life to supporting Maine's family farms and to preserving our State's agricultural heritage. His recent passing at 88 years of age was a great loss, but he left behind a legacy that will be cherished for…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins and Ms. Cortez Masto pertaining to the introduction of S. 2076…

today I rise with my colleague from New Mexico, Senator Heinrich, to discuss the Securing America's Voting Equipment Act of 2017, or the SAVE Act, which we introduced earlier this week. I know that you are well aware that the Senate…

It is very clear that Russian activities on your social media platforms go far beyond the paid political ads that appeared last year.

This year's intelligence authorization bill includes a provision that I drafted with Senator Manchin and Senator Lankford.

If you are confirmed and if our provision does become law, do you commit to faithfully reporting the information required by this provision?

if a U.S. person is in contact with a foreign target of Section 702 collection, some of their communications could be collected incidentally.

This conversation has to include a discussion about the responsibility of community leaders and college administrators to use their own voices to speak out against hate and refuse to normalize racist or otherwise bigoted viewpoints.

throughout our Nation's history, young Americans have left the comfort and security of home in order to preserve our freedom and to extend the blessings of freedom to others. We set aside Veterans Day to express our gratitude. One such…

By beginning this conversation, we can start to once again push hate groups back into the margins of society.

Colleges can continue to challenge students' views and perspectives while also doing everything we can to put the safety of students and staff and faculty first.

I am pleased to join with my colleague and friend Senator Cantwell to discuss a new GAO report on the cost of climate change. As our Nation begins to recover and rebuild from the devastation of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, and Nate, as…

there has been a great deal of discussion about what the appropriate tax rate should be for large corporations-- so-called C corps. That certainly is important because we want to make sure that those large businesses are creating jobs here…

there has been a great deal of discussion about what the appropriate tax rate should be for large corporations. That is important because we want them to create jobs right here in America and not overseas. Let us not forget the true engine…

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank the chairman of the Budget Committee for his cooperation and support as well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

We looked at Turing, we looked at Valeant, and what we found was a pattern of certain, what I call, hedge fund pharma companies buying the rights to a drug and then, overnight, increasing the cost by as much as literally 5,000 percent in…

One of the issues that really troubles me is the lack of transparency in the system.

Last year, the Senate Aging Committee did an extensive investigation into the spiraling cost increases of certain prescription drugs.

There wasn't any investment in R and D that would justify that kind of increase.