I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To extend protections against physical assault to air carrier…

But this will be a federal disaster. If you are going to affect the economies of Washington, Oregon, California and Alaska, it is going to have a devastating impact on the national economy as well.

I just feel like we are planning for Cascadia by Committee, almost, and I feel like we need a General.

we have to have incredible security. In fact, one of our border agents caught the millennial bomber

we're about to hit spring and summer, and we have cruise ships that greatly impact the flow in the Northwest.

There probably is not a more important issue in Indian country than exactly how our education system is working or lack thereof and transparency.

I feel there is too much mystery left here.

I think we really do need to focus in on this.

We have a crisis, we cannot wait.

I'm fully supportive of that, and we're so glad we got that into the Customs bill.

we're also very poignantly aware of efficiency. We need both.

NIISA wishes to express its gratitude to Senator Tester and Senator Cantwell for initiating this authorization.

we have to get serious about passing legislation giving Puerto Rico the tools they need to restructure their debt and begin to rebuild their economy.

yesterday President Obama nominated Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy left by the death of Associate Justice Scalia. The President has done his job. Now it is time for the Senate to do ours, to use advice and…

I want to congratulate the board of trustees, president and CEO William Bell, and the team at Casey Family Programs as this organization celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. Casey Family Programs is the Nation's largest operating…

That is what we have to continue to focus on.

Science has always been our guide.

Conservation will ultimately boil down to rewarding the private landowner, who conserves the public interest.

It forces people to think ahead and it allows for the development to happen in a faster time period.

we urge Congress to pass the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act

We definitely believe that drones could be a huge asset in helping us track and monitor fire starts.

So, are we losing ground to international competitors because we are not----

I wanted to ask you, Ms. Ramirez, about the low income housing tax credit as it is used in Indian Country.

I am pleased to see that the $138 million that was in the 2016 levels were maintained but it is clearly not enough to deal with the shortfall.

I think you have something like a 13 percent decrease in the road maintenance funding but you have an existing $5 billion backlog.