Mississippi has been recognized as a national leader in telehealth.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I look forward to working with the members of this subcommittee and others in the Legislative and Executive branches to ensure that the United States maintains its historic lead in the development and application of powerful technologies.

We appreciate that the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee and the Senate play important roles in crafting the annual eligible conditions list.

The Sleep Research Society is pleased to submit this statement for the record asking you to provide $250 billion for the Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program.

I think the complementary and coordination of biomedical research with the Department of Defense, the VA, and NIH is very important.

Robust funding for agricultural research and extension programs is vital to ensuring producers remain competitive domestically and globally.

This Committee has consistently recommended funding for increased medical research.

I would like to bring attention to an important anniversary in the history of the U.S. Senate. Today marks the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Senate Committee on Appropriations. In 1867, the Senate passed a resolution creating a…

let me thank the distinguished majority leader for his generous remarks about my service in the Senate, as has been reflected by the last long number of years. It is heartwarming, and it also reminds me of how important our collective…

the Senate Committee on Appropriations has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 115th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Vice Chairman Leahy, I ask unanimous…

today I wish to pay tribute to the U.S. Navy Construction Battalion, also known as the SeaBees, and congratulate them on their 75th anniversary. It was March 5th, 1942, when the SeaBees were charged by the Navy with the task of building…

I wish to commend Dr. Jeffery P. Holland for 37 years of service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Dr. Holland will soon retire as the Director of the Research and Development and Director of the Corps Engineer Research Center, ERDC…

I wish to recognize and commend William ``Bill'' Canty of Oxford, MS, on the occasion of his retirement after a distinguished 27-year career as a staff member for the U.S. Senate. Bill has earned my respect and that of the thousands of…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed, but before I begin, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from California, Mrs. Boxer, be recognized following my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this resolution will provide government funding through April 28 at the level prescribed in last year's budget agreement. I urge the Senate to support the resolution. It provides funding to continue counterterrorism operations in Iraq…

I rise to compliment and congratulate my good friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland, Barbara Mikulski, on her decision to retire from the U.S. Senate. We are going to miss her very much. She has been a very effective…

We especially thank Senate Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran and Vice-Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski for their unwavering support for the NIH.

the Senate is scheduled to vote at 2:15 on the continuing resolution. The resolution will provide $1.1 billion in emergency funding to respond to the Zika virus outbreak. Funds are included to accelerate vaccine development, provide…

I ask unanimous consent to have an explanatory statement regarding Senate amendment No. 5082 to H.R. 5325 printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: EXPLANATORY…

I wish to recognize the life and service of my friend and former staff member Henry Ruempler, who passed away on August 29, 2016. Mr. Henry Ruempler served as staff counsel to the House Committee on Government Operations before joining my…

I wish to recognize the service of my staff member Janice Rankin Mitchell of Madison, MS, on the occasion of her retirement following a long and distinguished career with the U.S. Senate as a constituent service representative. Janice…

Reserving the right to object, we are trying to set up a conversation about the conference report, and I wonder, would it be inconvenient for the Senator to defer?

We were just passing through, checking to see what the order was, and I understand there is a standing order. So we are going to wind up, we hope, with just a few minutes of conversation about the conference report.

we have come to a point where it is timely that we urge the Senate to approve the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs conference report. This conference agreement increases funding for veterans programs by nearly 9 percent…