I am delighted that this bill has gone forward and is where it is right now.

we will be voting on amendment No. 3812, which my colleague from Iowa and I have put together to restore research on wind development to the level it was last year. When you see these wind turbines, what you should see is economic…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Flake). Without objection, it is so ordered. There are now 2 minutes equally divided on amendment No. 3812. The Senator from Oregon.

I wish to add a few remarks about this, as we are preparing shortly to consider a number of amendments. This particular amendment is a bipartisan amendment, which I am pleased to sponsor with my partner from Iowa, stating that wind energy…

I call up my amendment No. 3812. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Merkley] proposes an amendment numbered 3812 to amendment No. 3801. On page…

I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Ricky Gandhi, have privileges of the floor for the remainder of today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

these subsidies are a tiny dot compared to the $52 billion spent annually on fossil fuel subsidies and the massive subsidies spent on nuclear. Yet these subsidies are creating jobs in rural America, and that matters. These communities need…

I rise to recognize the importance of the signing of the Paris Agreement. Tomorrow marks the 46th anniversary of Earth Day--the first Earth Day--the Earth Day that occurred when I was in seventh grade. My seventh grade teacher made a point…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Paris Climate Agreement

I rise today to call attention to a dangerous complacency that threatens the health and the lives of our children, and I rise today to urge our administration to take long overdue action to protect our children. Two years ago this month…

I thank the Chair. This is an actual container, like these containers that are shown on the poster. This is called JJuice. They call it juice. They put juice in the title, as if to imply it is healthy. This is liquid nicotine targeted at…

aid is not charity, it is national security.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.

I ask unanimous consent that Jessica Hagens-Jordan, an intern in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington. Amendment No. 3490 to Amendment No. 3464

an American historian, James Truslow Adams, wrote a book in 1931 entitled ``The Epic of America,'' and in this book he coined the term the ``American dream.'' He went on to say this: ``Ever since we have become an independent nation, each…

Well, it sure is a wonderful thing to have so much good done for hard working American families by having fair practices in the financial markets, and sometimes that just seems to get lost in the conversation in this Committee, so I wanted…

Let me just make the point here that, right now, across the country, citizens are so frustrated by this system that is rigged against them, from Citizens United on to the actions of the House and the Senate under current leadership.

Today, we all have that place.

CFPB has been a strong watchdog for consumers since it started just 5 years ago.

It is a pretty phenomenal thing, that support for fairness in financial transactions have returned so much to hard working American families who were victims of predatory financial practices.

I rise today to talk about an issue that affects a part of our Constitution. The Constitution begins with these three words: ``We the people.'' You can talk in any townhall across America and ask ``What are the first three words of the…

In my view, these are complementary, not competing, responsibilities.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Perdue). Without objection, it is so ordered. Filling the Supreme Court Vacancy

We do not want a delay. But if there is a way to include an alternative without that delay, and apparently there may not be, but that would be our hope.