first of all, let me state how much I appreciate the passion the Senator from New York has on this issue. She has been so outspoken on this in committee, and I think most of us agree that there are problems out there that need to be…

reserving the right to object, we just heard a very lengthy explanation of an amendment that no one had seen until about an hour ago--at least I don't know of anyone who has. I think the Senator from Tennessee has every right to do what he…

I would suggest that the War Powers Act does specifically say that the President has the very power to enter our troops into combat. It shouldn't be necessary to say. People are asking me questions and calling up and asking: Where are we…

first of all, I appreciate the comments by the Senator from South Dakota. I think the point is, this is the most important bill of the year. I want to make only a couple of comments, and I was hoping to make these comments while the…

Let me make one comment about this. First of all, I would say to the Senator from Tennessee how much I appreciate the courtesy he has expressed and the way he has dealt with it and talked about his interest. I think he and I actually had a…

there are some issues where we are going to have a partisan difference. We already pretty much know where they are. There are going to be some controversial votes, and that is fine. That is the way this is supposed to be, and this is a…

I send a modification to amendment No. 2282 to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right. The amendment is modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the…

first of all, the comments that were made by my friend from Florida are right on target. I recall--actually, it was 30 years ago--a book that was written by Anthony Kubek called, ``Modernizing China.'' Everything he said at that time that…

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 printed in the Record of June 6, 2018, under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No…

I call up amendment No. 2282. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Inhofe] proposes an amendment numbered 2282.

for the information of all Senators, we have just worked out a managers' package with Ranking Member Reed and the majority and minority leaders that includes the text of 44 bipartisan amendments in the modified substitute amendment. Those…

let me make one more comment because it is not very often we come with a really significant piece of legislation that everyone agrees on; that everyone agrees we have to have. There is no question about that. I would say this also has the…