Americans count on our markets to provide for their futures. But for too long, our markets and financial regulators have answered to the interests of the powerful few on Wall Street--big banks, private fund managers, and corporate…

It was 15 years ago this week that Lehman Brothers collapsed--putting us in the middle of a financial crisis because industry ran wild.

Americans count on our markets to provide for their futures.

Americans count on our markets to provide for their futures.

But America's markets are the greatest in the world because we have strong investor protections--and because we have effective regulators who work to make sure we have transparent, fair, and honest markets that Americans deserve.

Mr. President, I will not go long before the rollcall vote because I know how this place works. So thank you.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I have permission to complete my remarks before the rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

We have had too many cases over the years which, frankly, led to the expansion of coverage for cancers like pancreatic cancers associated with toxic burn pits.

Thousands of veterans went to the VA in Chillicothe, in Dayton, in Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus, and got those benefits.

I would encourage the VA to continue to be creative about your outreach, particularly looking at how to reach veterans who are not connected to the VA.

Thank you all for your work on the PACT Act, and this is how government should operate.

We have had too many cases over the years which, frankly, led to the expansion of coverage for cancers like pancreatic cancers associated with toxic burn pits.