Either you believe in free market or you believe in Government running everything and basically socialism.

For 3 years, I have waited for the moment here where I want to commend my colleagues in the Senate, the majority party, for exposing the fallacious argument that you can hold hostage unrelated bills before you pass spending bills. Frankly…

As you just heard from the previous speaker and you read often in the press about a potential government shutdown, let me just tell you how this works. The House passes a bill, then the Senate considers a bill. In the Senate, you either…

I thank the gentlewoman for bringing this important bill to the floor. We have heard it mentioned that, in 2002, in a bipartisan way, we already have law that a baby born alive, at any stage of gestation, any weeks of life, born alive, it…

I am a big believer in a voters' Government, knowing what Government is doing at all times.

So one issue was brought to my attention about a year ago where the Chinese... tried to buy a company.

President Maduro is like a sweaty rhino running out of control around that area.

Thank you. OK, continuing right along on the North Korea issue line of questioning.

I appreciate the President's aggressive approach in Venezuela.

I see that in a lot of places, not just with monetary policy. I see it with environmental policy in my State of West Virginia.

I thank my colleague from Colorado, Mr. Buck, for leading this Special Order effort and for recognizing me to talk about this issue and the general problem in the Senate today of having legislation considered, debated, and passed in a way…

I had a family commitment and could not attend votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 591.