Jay Rockefeller: “I thought I threw you a softball, and you hit it all the way to the pitcher's mound, but I still think you are terrific.”

For hours and hours. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Farewell to the Senate

Without congressional action, I say again, CHIP will run out of funding next fall, placing at risk the well-being of hundreds of thousands of children and pregnant women.

We simply cannot afford to take this major step backwards and jeopardize the future of generations by allowing CHIP to expire.

it is my great privilege to recognize the distinguished career of John S. Pistole, on the occasion of his retirement as the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. He has been a dedicated public servant and leader for…