I want to thank the Ranking Member too for bringing forth these bills.

I am really pleased that this is coming forward on the first day of Fall.

I would like to commend Senator Manchin for offering this and thank the Chair for bringing this forward.

We know that West Virginia has been under immense strain.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 566, S. Res. 567, S. Res. 568, and S. Res. 569. There being no objection, the…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:28 p.m., adjourned until Monday, September 19, 2016, at 3 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 565, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 565) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The preamble…

I understand that S. 3348, introduced earlier today by Senator Wyden, is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 471, S. 2754. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2754) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar Nos. 700 through 715 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made…

I ask for a division vote on the resolutions of ratification en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division vote has been requested. On treaty document No. 114-11, Senators in favor of the resolution of ratification will rise and stand until…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, September 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I would like to talk a little bit on the floor about an issue that is cascading across the country and is deeply troubling in the State of West Virginia, the region in which I live, and that is the opioid crisis we are seeing. Many of you…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following treaties on today's Executive Calendar en bloc: Nos. 13, 14, 15; I further ask unanimous consent that the treaties be considered as having…

I wish to thank my fellow Senator from the State of West Virginia for his lead on this, and I am happy to be his primary cosponsor. I wish to thank Senator Brown as well. He brings a lot of passion. I got to follow him the other day at the…

I thank Senator Daines for calling us together for what I think is a good reminder to those who are watching and in the Gallery that we are deeply committed to seeing a Senate that functions and a Senate that exercises opinions and has…

I am here today to speak in support of the Water Resources Development Act, or what we call WRDA. I thank Chairman Inhofe and Ranking Member Boxer for the way they have worked very well together to get this very important piece of…

I wish to thank my fellow Senator from Louisiana, Mr. Cassidy--Dr. Cassidy--for his really creative ideas--the World's Greatest Healthcare Plan and the way he frames it, in terms of his years of practice and the sincerity with which I know…

In that case time is money if you have a permit application and you do not get permitted for five years, it exponentially increases the cost.

We are not building another plant like Longview in this country at this time, correct?

Is the reason that we are not building them here--is it the expense, the regulatory environment, the fear of the unknown, or a little bit of each?

That is an interesting technology, too, on the renewable side with the battery storage.