We have been 50th out of 50 for many years, and in 2014 I think we moved up a little bit.

I want to thank our leader and thank Senator Casey for introducing and pushing to pass this very important legislation. This legislation, the Protecting Our Infants Act, of which I was proud to be an early sponsor, will help address the…

It is the exact same thing in New Hampshire. In our State, more people are dying from heroin, Fentanyl, and abuse of prescription drugs than car accidents, which is staggering when you think about it. This is a national epidemic. That is…

I thank the leader for this bill today, which I am glad was passed, and I look forward to working on additional legislation. Mr. President, I yield the floor. ____________________

Yes. Mr. McCONNELL. I naively thought that my State was uniquely afflicted with this scourge--we had the drug czar come down to Northern Kentucky, which is a part of my State, a suburb of Cincinnati--only to find that it is a problem all…

Leader, I will tell you, Director Botticelli came to New Hampshire as well, and he testified at a field hearing Senator Shaheen and I had in New Hampshire. For the people of New Hampshire right now, this is a crisis. It is a public health…

I am obviously disappointed that an objection has been rendered by my colleague from Utah, but I will say I appreciate his interest in making sure we maintain our public parks and lands, and this is certainly an interest that we all share…

I come to the floor to urge my colleagues to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This has been a very important program for preserving our outdoor spaces and the beauty of our country. It is particularly important…

We certainly do not want them coming back or going to hurt our partners in Europe.

It is hell on Earth.

I'm kind of like, Why are we doing this? Is there any look at reforming USF to make it more viable?

I think my constituents get a pretty raw deal, because we're receiving 41 cents for every dollar that we contribute.