Syed and his nomination to be deputy administrator of the Small Business administration. Madam president , this republican obstruction has gone on long enough. I ask my colleagues from across the aisle to join me in supporting this important nominee. Dilawar syed is more than qualified to serve in this role at the Small Business administration. He is an entrepreneur and a job creator with decades of firsthand experience in business entrepreneurship and community engagement. He has experience working directly with Small Business owners and has led efforts to drive Economic Growth at the local, state, and federal levels. Simply put, at the sba, he would be an asset to our nations Small Businesses and would bring a critical voice to the agency which currently lacks a fully staffed leadership team. The sba has not had a senateconfirmed deputy administrator for more than five years. This is a critical mistake. This highlevel absence weakens the agency and inhibits the sbas ability to serve
a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. a senator: madam president, it s past due for us to address veterans not getting the care they need after suffering an illness caused by toxic exposure. mr. kelly: we can do that as soon as this week by passing the pact act. as a retired naval aviator, i know firsthand the sacrifice and hard work it takes to succeed in our military. now, i knew i wanted to join the military from a young age. and after attending the u.s. merchant marine academy, making that choice was easy for me. that s the case for some but not for everyone. many more will say that this was the hardest decision that they had to make, putting families, school, careers or all three through major changes in order to serve. this is a sacrifice for so many. and regardless of how someone comes to serving, what follows isn t easy. we spend years training to go to war. for me that was training to fly in an aircraft carrier and put bombs on
Make it easier for the department of Veterans Affairs to fire, demote or suspend employees. Final passage scheduled for 6 1. Later in the week the senator heitkamp legislation to expand sanctions on iran, targeting people who work on irans illicit missile program. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, the question occurs on the elwood nomination. Mr. Alexander i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senator in the chamber wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 67. And the nays are 33. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration legislative now and proceed to the consideration of s. 10994, whi
Well, i have been going around to different states, and i have been looking at whats going on state by state. I have been to seven states already. I want to mention two tonight. Just got back from New Hampshire, the most recent trip. What is going on in New Hampshire . New hampshire, as many people know, has a big ski industry. It is a Winter Holiday destination, a winter vacation and tourism destination. And skiing is a big part of that. I met with the guy who runs the cranmore ski mountain. They have, i want to say, crippled, thereabouts, the number of snowmaking guns that they have on their slopes, and they have gotten better at it, they make it more efficient, they make more snow. As there is less snow pack in the mountains, they are able to get around it by making more snow, but the reality of this is proven by the fact that they have to go out there and make more snow. As the New Hampshire official said, thats fine for the slopes. You can get out there and you can roar those guns