[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 157 (Monday, September 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             APPROPRIATIONS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, on an entirely different matter, last 
week, our efforts to restore regular appropriations hit another 
milestone. The President signed into law our first appropriations 
package. It will fund critical efforts in energy research and security, 
waterways and infrastructure projects, and in improving care at the VA.
  Earlier this month, the Senate passed the conference report that will 
fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education. We anticipate that the House will take up the package this 
week, and work continues on other important legislation.
  Soon, we will act to provide long-term stability and reforms to the 
Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security 
Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board. We will 
also take up America's Water Infrastructure Act, which will bolster the 
efforts of the Army Corps of Engineers and make commitments to 
improving water quality and advancing hydropower.
  Most immediately, we will continue to process the President's well-
qualified nominees. We are, today, considering Jackie Wolcott to serve 
as U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and as 
U.S. Representative to the United Nations in Vienna. I urge all of our 
colleagues to join me in voting to confirm her.

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