Rob Portman

That simply says that with regard to private carriers, you have to have the advance electronic data as to what is in the package, where it is from, and where it is going.

I believe her work ethic, her experience, and her leadership is what is needed at Homeland Security, and needed now.

Can you give us your commitment today that you will support the STOP Act and help us to get this legislative fix in this one area completed

I think sending a message from the top is very important, and I think my colleagues on both sides of the aisle would appreciate that.

We know fentanyl is the No. 1 killer now in my home State of Ohio.

Kirstjen Nielsen is, as was just said by my colleague Senator Rubio, so qualified for this job.

We want to know: How can we stop this poison from coming into our communities?

I must say, Mr. Chairman, when you laid out the challenges we face, it is sobering, and we need to have somebody with the experience and qualifications that she has, and we need that right now.

In response to Russian aggression, the United States has committed more than $750 million in security assistance since 2014.

In my State of Ohio, our State of Ohio, with Senator Brown and me, we now believe it is the number one cause of death among the other drugs.

It is a scourge, and it is something we can do something about.

We need your help on the ENFORCE Act, and the broader issue of enforcing our trade laws.

I cannot support a specific piece of legislation, but I absolutely support the goals of the STOP Act in getting that advanced electronic data.

This is one that is killing people right now.

We need to mark up this bill, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:23 p.m., adjourned until Monday, October 23, 2017, at 3 p.m.

Senators Ron Wyden and Rob Portman are collaborating to work in the Senate Finance Committee aimed at reducing the costs and improving health of Medicare beneficiaries.

I appreciate the comments of my colleague from Nebraska, and our hearts go out to those victims of the hurricane now in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, following the terrible devastation in Texas and Florida. These are American…

It just says that the post office has to provide advance information to law enforcement to be able to identify these packages and stop this threat.

I am frustrated because we cannot get our Postal Service to provide law enforcement... the information they need to be able to identify these packages and stop this poison from coming into our communities.

It is the number one cause of death now in my State and in our country.

I think a different response is needed, and I am glad to hear that our military resources are being used because I think it is required.

I am still undecided on this bill because of the numbers.

I support hearings, and I think we should have had more hearings with regard to this particular bill and, for that matter, health care in general.