Deb Fischer

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 as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to…

this amendment I think satisfies the desire for all of us to reassert and reaffirm our support for equal pay for equal work. Senator Mikulski spoke earlier about an amendment that I questioned because it ends merit pay, which I think hurts…

as a strong supporter of equal pay for equal work, I am pleased to offer this amendment to combat pay discrimination in the workplace. Our solution provides a reasonable, fact-based approach to equip Americans with the knowledge and the…

Our approach in Syria and Iraq seems to be that we're going to be relying on local partners to be the boots on the ground.

I'm working with Senator Booker, Senator Schatz, Senator Ayotte, on the Internet of things.

We don't really know. We don't know where things will go next.

I think that's necessary; that innovators have to have that certainty out there.

The FCC believes it has broad authority to pursue any number of practices; hardly the narrow, light-touch approach we need to protect the open Internet.

It is time for this committee and the U.S. Senate to act.

I am proud to be a vice chair of the congressional Sportsmen's Caucus. And I am very happy to be a co-sponsor of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act.

This should be the year that this passes.

It would have really a very harmful impact, not just on the recreation industry but on our conservation practices as well?

This rule effectively resurrects that concept where if a migratory bird, such as the Sandhill crane, stops at a pond or pothole along the way for a visit, that pond or pothole becomes jurisdictional.

This proposal is a massive expansion of Federal jurisdiction beyond congressional intent.

I have serious concerns about the process that EPA and the Corps used to draft this rule, and its disregard for states, small businesses, and local authorities.

I think it's also important that we base public policy that will affect the citizens of our State and the citizens of this country on fact and based on science.

I'm very concerned about the regulatory authority that we may see coming because of this proposed rule.

I have and will continue to support every legislative opportunity to force EPA and the Corps to withdraw this dangerous proposal.

We have a proposed rule that's going to infringe on the state's authority to protect and manage our water resources.

Instead, we need to explore policy options that promote growth and enable our job creators, communities, and especially our families to prosper.

It will hit every family in Wisconsin and across this Country.

To have a requirement, a mandate to have those implemented, I think in an unreasonably short period of time, will affect families.

In Nebraska, we rely on our public power. It is a strength for our State.

I rise to speak about human sex trafficking--an issue that plagues the world and our Nation. Today I join my colleagues, Senators Cornyn, Wyden, Klobuchar, and King, in supporting legislation to help fight this evil and to stop it from…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Human Trafficking