[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6425]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WORK BEFORE THE SENATE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, it has been a busy and exciting week as 
we have welcomed new Members, assembled our leadership teams for the 
115th Congress, and gotten to work on important issues.
  Today we will have an opportunity to take up a bill that is 
particularly important for Gulf Coast States like Louisiana. Senator 
Cassidy has been a leader on this issue, and I appreciate the work he 
has done to bring this measure up for a vote.
  Sometime this session we will also take up an extension of the Iran 
Sanctions Extension Act, which passed the House overwhelmingly. This 
bipartisan bill will provide the basis for any sanctions that may be 
reimposed on Iran, which is critical, given the belligerent behavior 
exhibited by Tehran since the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan 
of Action. I expect we will pass it on an overwhelmingly bipartisan 
basis here as well.
  Discussions are also ongoing on how to fund the government and for 
how long, as I noted yesterday. I will have more to say on that issue 
as more details are available.
  So we all have some work to do. Let's get together to finish up the 
business of this Congress as we begin looking forward to the next.

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