We know we must take action to protect communities from climate change, and seize all of the opportunities that come with that effort.

Today our coasts and islands are in grave danger, and tomorrow our cities and towns will be in grave danger. We need to act before then.

Reversing the trajectory of climate change is going to be a long-term effort.

I am encouraged we have heard a lot of agreement across the panel.

Flooding is the most common and most costly natural disaster facing families, businesses, and communities across the country.

Congress has struggled, as Senator Toomey said, to settle these complex questions through reauthorization.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. (Mr. VAN HOLLEN assumed the Chair.)

APhA strongly urges the Committee to include S. 1362, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act...

the vote we are about to take on this Van Hollen resolution, S.J. Res. 15, is a bipartisan opportunity for us to show people whom we serve that we are on their side. States all over the country--red and blue States, States in the South and…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 206, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The resolution (S. Res. 206) was agreed to…

if I could say, this is kind of like the old days, with you up there. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 205, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Brown-Wyden is intended to make sure corporations cannot violate worker rights in Mexico to make a profit.

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If there is no further debate, the question is on adoption of the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 205) was agreed to.

I thank my colleagues for their vote on this resolution, which was so important to protect people from being abused by payday lenders. S.J. Res. 15 will be a big deal, saving a lot of money for a lot of low-income people who have been…

One last question. We see now corporations that prioritize profit maximization over accountability are leading a race to the bottom that has resulted in that hollowing out of economic security for families all over this country.

I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is…

Presidents of both parties have proposed it in their budget. Congress needs to enact it, with expansions of the EITC and the Child Tax Credit.

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild our country's infrastructure.

Our Government works best when it reflects the country.

I hope we do. But so far, the protecting our right to organize the pro act, which is one of the four or five most important things we should be doing, we should be raising the minimum wage, we should pass the pro act.

Trump carried my state by eight points twice. We can win here, and I think our chances in 2022 are pretty good with the governor`s race and the Senate race.

I mean, that`s really what this race has become. It`s just -- it`s just (INAUDIBLE) but it`s just something to watch in Ohio. The standards are already going far right. And the extremism and just getting in line for trump in ways that…