last year alone, there were nearly 40,000 fatalities in the U.S. at a cost of over $410 billion, and more than 90 percent of those were due to human error.

Passage of this legislation will allow us to realize the three transportation revolutions we so often talk about: shared mobility, electrification, and automated vehicles enhanced by digitalization.

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Powell nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am glad that Democrats decided that they needed to reopen the government. The political theater they engaged in over the weekend endangered funding for our military, threatened the future of the Children's Health Insurance Program, and…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 5 p.m., all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on confirmation of the Powell nomination; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and…

today I recognize Ms. Emily Patrolia, a Knauss Sea Grant fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and other members of the committee over the past…

I remain committed to these important pieces of legislation. I'm hopeful that the full Senate will consider them, sooner rather than later.

I hope that later this evening we will be able to have a vote that would allow us to open the government back up and recommence negotiations on immigration and a whole range of other issues that are currently of concern to Members here…

today, as they do every year at this time, tens of thousands of Americans from across the country, including from my home State of South Dakota, will march from the National Mall to the U.S. Supreme Court to stand up for the right to life…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Democrats here in the Senate have really raised obstruction to an art form in this Congress. The Presidential nominees--they have obstructed and obstructed some more, even when they ultimately planned to support the nominee. We have had…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tax Reform

tax reform has been the law of the land for less than a month, but it is already fostering a new era of economic optimism, and American workers are seeing the benefits. For years, American businesses, large and small, were weighed down by…

Violent Islamic terrorist groups like ISIS have been particularly aggressive in seeking to radicalize and recruit over the Internet.

The positive contributions of social media platforms are well documented.

Enemies of our way of life have sought to take advantage of our freedoms to advance hateful causes.

I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

the beginning of a new session of Congress provides a good moment to look back at the previous year and take stock of the challenges ahead, and today what I would like to do is just take a few minutes to talk about the national security…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess as under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:25 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. Burr)…

It is unacceptable for us to not be providing high-quality service there.

I think we all share your priorities of lowering the cost of health care and prescription drugs.

It is something that has tremendous potential to deliver benefits to areas of the country for which, in many cases, it is difficult to get delivery of health-care services in a timely and a cost-effective way.

I have been working with Senators Barrasso and Hoeven on the Restoring Accountability in the IHS Act.

Any political settlement in Afghanistan must involve negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan Government.

Thank you Senator Thune for your kind words and your representation for our great state.