Well, I want to thank you, Senator Carper, for raising this issue, which is a concern for all of us.

The legislation also reauthorizes the Water Infrastructure Flexibility Act, or WIFIA. This leverages billions of dollars in non-Federal investment for water infrastructure projects.

The President has made rebuilding America's infrastructure a top priority in this Administration.

I appreciated the time that you spent with me in my office yesterday concerning the flood issues on the Missouri River.

Five years is not acceptable.

What assurances can you give me that you are working with local entities, as well as the Bureau of Reclamation, to minimize flooding in this area?

yesterday President Trump joined Republican Senators for lunch. He was very optimistic and very positive about a lot of the developments in America's foreign policy in places like North Korea. At the same time, we all recognize that the…

Well, thank you very much, and thanks for that national commitment to deal with that.

I appreciate that very much and we will continue in close communication to make sure that that is able to be accomplished.

In the West, as I have realized from talking to you in the past, the water resource itself is what you are after and what you are losing by sediment.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Carson nomination?

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m. today, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar No. 607 as under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

last Friday, we got new numbers from the Labor Department in terms of jobs and how American workers are doing. The unemployment rate is now down to 3.9 percent. It is the lowest it has been in 17 years. One analyst from the network CNBC…

The Great Compromise of 1787 that allows for proportional representation of States, including very rural States, in Federal policy is alive and well in this Committee.

Rural America is very appreciative for the very helpful and beneficial provisions in your water legislation.

earlier today, we heard the French President address a joint meeting of Congress. He reminded us that the French and American people have always fought side by side to defend our common values. France was our original ally during the…

I am really glad to hear you say that you understand the need to focus the budget on stewardship of natural resources.

The forestry provisions in the Omnibus fell far short of my expectations, but there is reason for hope.

today I wish to recognize the passage of time and a particularly significant event in this Nation's history. In a few short days, Tribal leadership, historians, community leaders, and the public will gather at the Fort Laramie National…

We do see benefit to being able to expand that technology to include fossil-fired power plants.

We certainly believe there will come a point where storage will compete competitively with that.

I believe it is a harmful expansion of Washington's authority.

Congress directed EPA to resolve this issue as part of the omnibus spending bill.

Those decisions place Washington in charge of permitting when groundwater connects a source of pollution to a 'water of the United States.'

I would ask unanimous consent to submit for the record a brief filed by 18 States, including my home State of Wyoming, a State that increased Federal control would 'increase administrative and legal costs to the States and their…