John Cornyn: “I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Rhode Island, the Senator from---- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is…”

We want to express our gratitude to Mr Blanche and his staff for working with us on this, and we look forward to voting to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee soon.

I'm not prepared to vote yes without an agreement.

We didn’t have the authority to sort that out.

I’m proud to join Senator Padilla in introducing the Desalination Reauthorization Act, which would authorize desalination grant programs for the next year to help construct more ocean and brackish-water desalination facilities to ensure…