Will the Senator please yield? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 670, S. 3405. I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; the Johnson substitute amendment at the desk be…

Had the House put an ounce of effort--of work--into this, I would have something to respect, but they have done nothing other than, basically, just to threaten me with these types of tactics. So, again, let's work together. Let's provide a…

I am here today to ask my colleagues to approve a bill to reform and reauthorize the Chemical Facility Anti- Terrorism Standards Program, commonly known as CFATS. This CFATS Program regulates chemical facilities to help prevent terrorists…

reserving the right to object, as chairman of the committee of jurisdiction, I have reached out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its views, and the Agency opposes this legislation. According to the Agency: FEMA has spent more…

I have been asked by the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee to object on his behalf. On his behalf, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Florida.

Setting the Record Straight on Food Stamp Loopholes & School Lunches

rather than read this excellent memorandum, which I would encourage my colleagues to do, let me give a brief history, a little summary of what that memorandum states on the history of the blue slip. The blue-slip courtesy was created in…

I rise today to encourage all my Senate colleagues to vote to confirm Michael Brennan as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Michael Brennan has an exemplary resume, including degrees from the University of Notre…

I thank the Senator from Indiana who has been a real champion and a real partner. I know he tried to get as many House Members to vote for the House bill as he could. By the way, that was the good news. I am calling on the House now, since…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 4547) was…

I realize the hour is late. I will move quickly to my unanimous consent request, but I want to quickly state that this is so important that this can't wait, and I am really asking a pretty simple request of my colleagues that we stop…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn, to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:01 a.m., adjourned until Monday, March 26, 2018, at 11:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions…

I ask unanimous consent that the junior Senator from Oklahoma be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions from Friday, March 23, through Monday, March 26, 2018. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4547 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5247) to authorize the use of…

I do want to point out the fact that the Right to Try bill only allows access to drugs that have already passed phase 1 safety approval from the FDA. There has been an awful lot of misunderstanding from that standpoint. All we are asking…

I would like to speak today about National Stop the Bleed Day. Our country will recognize National Stop the Bleed Day on March 31, 2018. Stop the Bleed is a program offered by the American College of Surgeons to help educate the general…

I agree with the comments of my colleagues on the need to pass S. 2361 during the 115th Congress. The legislation is narrowly tailored such that it would provide the opportunity for reapplication or continuation of FHLB membership only for…

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Iancu nomination?

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my remarks before the vote begins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am pleased to speak today in support of Kirstjen Nielsen in her nomination to be the sixth Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The challenges facing the next Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security are daunting…

as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the passage of H.R. 2810, the instructions to the clerk in amendments Nos. 1065 and 1086 be modified with the changes that are at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER…