I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 968, the nomination of Julianna Childs, under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will begin…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington State. ____________________

I want to thank the Senator from Nevada. We were joined by the American Medical Association that also expressed this concern. They are speaking on behalf of the providers that want to provide reproductive choice in States that pass this…

while other colleagues are joining us to speak on behalf of the Cortez Masto language, I wanted to thank the Senator from Nevada for her legislation and just emphasize how important this is to people all through the United States…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Mary T. Boyle

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now recess until 2:15. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:45 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Ms. Rosen). ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 today, the Senate vote on the motion to discharge the Freeman nomination; further, that immediately following that vote, the Senate vote on confirmation of the Boyle nomination as under the previous…

later this afternoon, we are going to vote on Mary Boyle to be a Consumer Product Safety Commissioner. This organization, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, works on the frontlines to protect consumers from dangerous and defective…

I come to the floor to talk about developments this week in trying to fight to make sure that American consumers aren't paying artificially more for gas to fill up their cars and trucks and take a vacation for the holiday than they should…

I ask unanimous consent to print the attached letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Washington…

I ask unanimous consent to print the attached letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Washington…

I am sure that will be music to peoples' ears. If that actually transpires, that is very important.

I wanted to make sure that we talked about how important self-governance is and contract support.

We need to ensure that the Indian Health Service has the resources it needs to serve our communities effectively.

We were able to fix this I think for one or two years, but to me it is a big inequity in the delivery of care.

I am not sure I will use all 20 minutes, but you never know on a subject this important and this vital to women and families across the America. It may take a little more than a few minutes to talk about this issue, and that is that 70…

I ask unanimous consent for the following Senators to be permitted to speak prior to the scheduled vote: myself for 20 minutes, Senator Toomey for 5 minutes, and Senator Brown for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the nomination of RADM Ann Phillips to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration. Rear Admiral Phillips served in the U.S. Navy for 31 years, served in Operations Desert Shield and Desert…

speaking against my colleague, I am sure he is well-meaning, but the language in this underlying amendment would condition the funds of this bill. Say the taxpayer money provided to universities on research--think about what we do today…

I, too, oppose this amendment. Striking the authorization does strike competition. NASA has asked for continued competition, and there are many defense contractors who have expressed interest--Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Dynetics…

Congress has to be much more explicit than it was in drafting the legislation to make sure these agencies are really looking at things in a holistic kind of nation-building way.

I have really already enjoyed listening to the witness. I think they have clearly outlined the challenges we face in Indian Country.

Digital inclusion and literacy program, with a focus on equity.

We need infrastructure, that middle mile infrastructure that connects Alaska to the rest of the United States.

If the Senator--first of all, I want to associate myself with the comments of the Senator from Montana, and I wanted to ask a question because I--look, I hear from my cattlemen about this all the time. I think the issue is, they think they…