I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, Senator Blumenthal be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

For all those reasons, we cannot afford to allow the Bank's authorization to expire at the end of the month nor can we do just a few months at a time.

I commend Senator Kirk; I commend Senator Heitkamp, for their bipartisan efforts to ensure that Eximbank is reauthorized with some reforms.

first, I want to offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to Vice President Biden and the entire Biden family. The Vice President has been met with more personal tragedy than any person should have to endure in any lifetime. He has faced…

before President Obama or President Hillary Clinton or President Lindsey Graham decides that China should be admitted to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, this amendment ensures that Congress play a role in that decision. A vote for this…

I thank Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy for their work on this important legislation and for working with me to clarify the scope of this bill. I hope Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy continue to work on these issues with the financial…

I recognize the principles of this legislation, which seeks to increase government transparency, but as the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, I also recognize the need for regulatory agencies to thoroughly fulfill their…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Cornyn and Senator Leahy, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, regarding important aspects of S. 337, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2015, that could affect the essential work…

we are going to be voting, we hope, on an amendment that is called the antidocking amendment. It observes, by reading the Trans-Pacific Partnership, that there apparently is a path for the executive branch to allow another country to…

This will affect both TPP, 40 percent of the world's economy, and then a year or so later, TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the United States-European Union agreement-- both permanent trade agreements. There is 40…

I echo the words of Senator Sessions, my colleague from Alabama. These free-trade deals are not free trade. If they were free trade, they would be a couple of pages long that simply listed the tariffs that we are eliminating as incentives…

reserving the right to object, again, I appreciate the generosity of Senators Hatch and I think Wyden on this. Some 200 amendments have been filed by 46 Senators. We have had two votes. We have six pending, but the six pending--they have…

I would again reiterate our offer. I don't know that I can do it exactly in a UC request. But I reiterate our offer that we sit down--that the leaders sit down--and discuss 15 amendments a side--15 Republican amendments, 15 Democrat…

Thank you, Mr. President. I appreciate the Presiding Officer being my colleague from my State of Ohio. Amendment No. 1251 Mr. President, with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, we are considering the largest trade deal in our Nation's history…

Before Senator Peters speaks, I again would like to thank Senator Hatch for the work he has done on this. I appreciate how he wants to move forward. There are many things here we agree with to move forward on. The reason for the unanimous…

I second the words of the senior Senator from Michigan. She is exactly right about the importance of currency. As she said, it is a negotiating objective. Frankly, I wish we could write even stronger language because we know that the U.S…

I would like to speak first on the request. I thank Chairman Hatch for his work on this, especially on the level the playing field. He knows this amendment is a top priority for me. It is also a top priority for steelworkers and steel…

I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be added as cosponsors to the Brown amendment: Stabenow, Klobuchar, Baldwin, Schumer, Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Udall, Sanders, Warren, Manchin, Markey, Reed, Franken, and Heinrich. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coats). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1242

The support for this amendment is broad and deep. The support for this funding level reached 300-some House Members 4 years ago and 70 Senators--including, obviously, a number in each party--4 years ago when we decided to support this…

I would remind the majority leader that the last time he used the term, ``We shouldn't waste our time on trade,'' meaning not that we shouldn't pass this trade agreement--of course he supports that--but that we should not spend so much…

I appreciate the majority leader's comments. I know Senator Sessions will be speaking in a moment. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Sessions succeed me after I speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

very briefly, in 30 seconds, I will explain the amendment. There are 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. If at some point the President of the United States would like to add another country or two, this amendment simply says…

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 require the approval of Congress before additional countries…

I call up amendment No. 1251. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Brown] proposes an amendment numbered 1251 to amendment No. 1221.