I do want to put a statement in the record, with your permission, talking about language that we put into the omnibus regarding the remaining funding for procurement of a third DDG-51 for a 'swap ship,' as it is called.

the budget appears to continue President Obama's 30-year shipbuilding plan and does not seem to reflect the latest assessment by the Navy.

It has been called the gold standard of public shipyards because of its efficient, high quality work.

each May we recognize National Police Week to honor the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement officers and to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. One meaningful way for us to honor our police…

I am becoming increasingly concerned about individuals who lose their jobs between age 50 and 65.

So it is a 16 percent increase for the Section 202.

thank you for the honor in sharing the work of York County Community Foundation's Embracing Aging Initiative, and thank you for your commitment to making America a great place to age.

the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States traces its roots to 1899, when veterans returning home after the Spanish-American War joined together to support each other and to advance the ideals of our Nation. Nearly a half century…

I am certainly happy to work with you and I appreciate the efforts you are making.

I see the Democratic leader is rapidly leaving the floor, so he obviously does not want to hear anything more about our hearing, but this makes no sense whatsoever. This is an example of the dysfunction of the Senate. How does it make…

this afternoon, the Senate Special Committee on Aging is scheduled to hold the second part of a two-part series of hearings that we are holding to explore the impact of isolation and loneliness on the health and well-being of our seniors…

So it would be unusual and not standard practice for there to have been a notification from the FBI Director to President Trump or anyone else involved in this investigation, informing him or her that that individual is not a target, is…

I rise today to introduce legislation with my colleague from Wisconsin, Senator Baldwin, that would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a panel to develop a national strategy to recognize and support the more than…

The Fiscal 2017 Omnibus Appropriations bill--which, God willing, we will be sending to the President to be signed this week and all of us can give high-five's on that-- includes additional funds for the DOD and the Army from the previous…

Research in advanced biofuels can lead to supply diversification and help to insulate the Pentagon's budget from oil price shocks.

The polarization of Washington in many ways reflects the divisions in our country.

There are two big hurdles. One is the rise of ideological-driven groups on both the left and the right who are requiring one hundred percent compliance with one hundred percent of their views one hundred percent of the time.

People punish you if you work with the other side. That's the biggest problem in politics right now.

Well, President Trump spoke very clearly to those people in Maine, particularly in the northern part of the state, who had lost their jobs, in part due to poorly negotiated trade agreements. And he's right about that.

on May 1, 1917, the International Association of Rotary Clubs welcomed a new member into its growing global network of neighbors, friends, and leaders working together for positive change in their communities and around the world. I rise…

In Maine, at our VA hospital at Togus, we have a wonderful new women's center, and I think it's made a real difference in encouraging women to come to the VA for care.

We again applaud Chairman Collins and Ranking Member Casey for holding the first congressional hearing on social isolation and loneliness among older adults.

America's families and friends and neighbors--again, what we call the 'informal support network'--are unsung heroes.

I'm very concerned that we're not seeing the kind of progress among suicides for women veterans compared to the adult civilian population.

I do not believe that number is 20 percent.