Thank you, Chairman Collins, for holding this important hearing.

I wish to pay tribute to Bernice and Sylvan Simon. Bernice and Sylvan were 2 of the 11 people who were violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Bernice and Sylvan Simon were devoted to each…

today I wish to remember Joyce Fienberg. Joyce was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Joyce Fienberg spent 25 years at the University of Pittsburgh's…

I wish to pay tribute to Cecil Rosenthal and David Rosenthal. Cecil and David, who were brothers, were 2 of the 11 people who were violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. John-Jacques…

I wish to pay tribute to Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz. Jerry was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. General George Patton once said, ``It is foolish and wrong to…

today I wish to remember Rose Mallinger. Rose was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Maya Angelou once said, ``My mission in life is not merely to survive…

today I wish to remember Irving Younger. Irving was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Irving Younger was a kind soul who was simply happy to help and do…

I come to the floor, as I have many times in the last several years--and I know I am not alone in this--to talk about, unfortunately, yet another mass shooting. This one occurred in my home State--in Allegheny County, PA, in the…

today I wish to remember Dr. Richard Gottfried. Richard was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Richard Gottfried lived a full life and, in doing so, made…

today I wish to remember Melvin Wax. Melvin was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Mel Wax approached his life and his days with a kind heart and a generous…

today I wish to remember Daniel Stein. Dan was 1 of the 11 people who was violently killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. When Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers, told children to ``look…

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to speak to commemorate the horrific death of Matthew Shepard 20 years ago. On October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, then a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, was kidnapped, brutally beaten, and…

we come together today to talk about a critical nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court at a time when the Court will be considering a range of issues that are critically important to the American people. Right now, one of the issues a lot of…

The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). The Senator from Pennsylvania.

I come to floor, once again, to raise concerns about the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. I think these concerns permeate every aspect of the nomination process and the nominee himself. When Judge Kavanaugh's name…

I am quite proud of because I developed this policy with Senator Isakson.

Thank you, Chairman Paul, for calling this important hearing.

This legislation represented the first concerted Federal effort to incentivize the development of new treatments specifically for rare diseases.

It is on the record. Yes.

The Affordable Care Act expanded coverage to 20 million Americans.

access to health care in rural areas is a big issue in our state.

I will be very brief. You were all so compelling and your testimony was so captivating that I stayed longer than I had planned.

tapping into community resources is essential.

I do not know how the United States of America is better off by taking $53 million from navigators.

It is a dumb idea, a really stupid idea.