I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tributes to Departing Senators

I rise today, along with my colleague from South Carolina, to talk about a bill we have introduced entitled the ``Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016.'' Let me say first that I wish we were living in a time where we would not have to…

I want to commend both Senator Collins and Senator McCaskill for the way they have run this Committee in the last 2 years.

I appreciate that. Thank you.

That is why, last year, I joined with Ranking Member McCaskill in asking the GAO to update its analysis to help us better understand the extent to which our seniors remain at risk of financial exploitation by guardians and what is being…

This issue continues to be of interest to other members of our Committee, including Senator Scott, who is here today, and Senator Hatch, who joined as a co-requestor of the report.

I wanted to come to the floor today, as I did last week, to speak once again about WillsEye Hospital in Philadelphia. When I was here last week, I was talking about the hospital itself and the truly excellent work that is done at that…

today I wish to speak about S. 1878, the Advancing Hope Act. This is a bill I introduced with the support of my Republican cosponsor, Senator Johnny Isakson. This is a bipartisan bill that brings hope to some of our most vulnerable…

I rise this afternoon to talk for a few minutes about a hospital in Pennsylvania, WillsEye Hospital. This is a hospital which is not only critically important to our State but to the Nation as well. It serves people from across our State…

I want to thank my colleague from Georgia for his good work to advance the process. I offer the following consent request: I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 415, S. 1878; that…

first of all, I want to thank my colleagues for being here today to debate these issues. I appreciate Senator Isakson's work with us--Senators Sanders, Warren, and Alexander. I think we agree on two things, believe it or not. No. 1, both…

I will submit a question for the record on the Chesapeake Bay resources, and I know we have talked about that.

I have seen not only in Pennsylvania but across the country a lot of great public servants... We would be hard pressed to find a better Secretary of Agriculture, and we are grateful for that service.

I rise to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims which occurs in just a few days on September 25. In 2007, the Congress passed the resolution designating the National Day of Remembrance and affirming two central…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cruz). Without objection, it is so ordered. National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims

If you could just assess based upon all the work that you have done and all the efforts you have put forth, are there other options we should be considering, including new authority, new legislation, new approaches?

I know that you just announced, and we appreciate this, a purchase of 20 million dollars of cheese to help those dairy producers.

I worry if we add too much regulatory burden, that we will create a backlog of applications at FDA that cannot be kept up with.

Under the current system, it's possible for both an FDA-approved diagnostic and one or more LDTs to be available to patients and providers at the same time.

I didn't want to leave today without joining the chorus of commendations for Tim Mitchell. I think technically tomorrow is his 25th anniversary, if I have that right, and I heard some of the comments this morning, but I didn't get to the…

I wish to speak about an issue that is--to say it is unfinished business is an understatement. The fact that we are standing here in the fall of 2016 and the Congress of the United States hasn't fulfilled its promise to coal miners is…

I will start today with some numbers. Unfortunately, some of these numbers are all too familiar to Americans concerned about the horror of gun violence. There are 3 numbers: 49, 280, and 99. Forty-nine, unfortunately, we know maybe more…

I rise today to discuss the issue of terrorism financing, especially with regard to the terrorist group ISIS, known by some as ISIL, or other terminology referring to ISIS itself. Just days ago, we marked the 15th anniversary since the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in morning business, and the Senator is recognized for up to 10 minutes. ____________________

Well, I hope you will be committed to standardizing those services because as we have heard today, sometimes people are getting information that does not answer their question, number one, and number two, there should not be a variance…