Thank you very much. I just want to thank the ranking member and the chair for continuing to work with me to ensure that the limitation language in the report with regard to major construction funds for the VA does not preclude clinics…

I just thank the gentlewoman, first of all, for her visit, but also for really understanding very deeply what our labs are about and what they are really conducting not only for my district and for California, but for the country and for…

Let me thank our ranking member, first of all, for yielding, but secondly, for her unwavering leadership on this subcommittee, but also on each and every issue that we are addressing in this bill and for her leadership just in general, in…

Let me thank the ranking member for yielding, for his unwavering leadership for our veterans on this committee, and for your friendship. Thank you very much, Mr. Bishop. Let me also thank Chairman Dent, in addition to Ranking Member…

As the designee of the ranking member, I move to strike the last word. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

I want to thank the gentleman for this clarification, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Military Construction, Army National Guard For construction, acquisition, expansion…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in very strong support of this bipartisan amendment, which I am very proud to cosponsor with my colleagues. This would finally put an end to the misguided VA policy that keeps our…

Let me thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Once again, congratulations on bringing this important bill to the floor. I wanted to thank you for the chance to really engage and for your willingness to address an issue of critical importance…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendments and call up amendments Nos. 1141, 1145, and 1148 on behalf of Senator Rubio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 139, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 139)…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I rise today to honor Gov. Norm Bangerter, who served as Utah's 13th Governor from 1985 to 1993. He was truly an extraordinary man and an exceptional leader. He passed away this past Tuesday, April 14, at the age of 82. He loved Utah, and…

Let me thank you, Congresswoman Watson Coleman, for yielding and for hosting this important Special Order on the need to provide all Americans a good-paying job and the right to form a union. I want to thank you for your tremendous…

just 2 weeks after the Senate passed a 10- year balanced budget, we find ourselves on the very brink of passing a bill that would promptly unbalance it. We find ourselves on the brink of passing a bill that would promptly unbalance the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll…

I call up my amendment No. 1116, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee], for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Crapo…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess as under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:28 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. Portman)…

we are here today because our Medicare status quo is not working and it hasn't been working for a long time. For decades, Medicare has been on a path to insolvency. In 1997, Congress attempted to impose some fiscal discipline on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

First, let me thank Congresswoman Robin Kelly and Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. for hosting this important Special Order. I appreciate your leadership in organizing this important discussion on the state of Black Health in America. Madam…

this amendment, amendment No. 855, would create a budget point of order--a point of order that would make it clear it is not in order to consider a debt ceiling increase using reconciliation instructions under this budget. While the…

I ask my colleagues to vote for this amendment which would allow us to bring PILT into conformity with what these jurisdictions would otherwise receive from taxation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

the Federal Government owns almost two-thirds of the land in Utah and almost half of the land in the 11 coterminous States in the Western United States. But unlike other property owners, the Federal Government does not pay property tax. As…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. Also, let me just say, our budget employs the 10-20-30 formula championed by our leader, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn). By directing at least 10 percent of Federal spending into areas…

Let me thank the gentleman for yielding, and also thanks to you and Congressman Grijalva for your tremendous leadership of the Progressive Caucus and for crafting this people's budget--which is a people's budget. Today, millions of…