ms. collins: mr. president, i call up the following amendments and ask that they be reported by number -- 3464, 3522, 3524, and 3402. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report the amendments by number. the presiding officer: the senator from maine, ms. collins, for others, proposes amendments number 3464, 3522, 3524, and 3402. ms. collins: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to proceed with a closing statement for up to three minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, as we near completion of the fiscal year 2019 appropriations bill for transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies, which has been included in the appropriations package before this chamber, i would like to thank all of my colleagues for working collaboratively with us. the managers' amendment incorporates more than -- incorporates 14 t

ms. collins: madam president, the united states senate -- indeed, our entire nation -- is mourning the loss of a great leader and american patriot, our colleague and friend, senator john mccain. madam president, i first met john mccain when i was a young staffer in senator bill cohen's office, and john was serving as the

ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: i ask unanimous consent that proceedings under the call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: madam president, i also request unanimous consent that my defense fellow, john paul mantone, be granted floor privileges for the length that the current debate on the appropriations bills that are before us. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, as a member of the defense appropriations subcommittee, let me begin my remarks by thanking chairman shelby and ranking member durbin as well as vice chairman leahy for their leadership on the committee and their advocacy for the men and women who defend our nation. at a time when the threats to our nation are increasing rather than decreasing, the work the defense subcommittee is vitally important -- the work of the defense subcommittee is vitally important to ensure that our men and women in uniform as well as our d.o.d. civilian employees have the

ms. collins: madam president, the united states senate -- indeed, our entire nation -- is mourning the loss of a great >> our entire nation is eat mourning the loss of a great leader and an american patriot. our colleague and friend, senator john mccain. madam president, i first met john mccain when i was a young staffer in senator bill cohen's office and john was serving as the navy's liaison officer. as a fellow senator for the past 21 years, i knew him as a trusted colleague, a courageous legislator, and a close friend. john was a true american hero, who devoted his life to serving his country. courage and character were the ha hallmarks of his military service as well as his work in congress. in the senate he was a consequential leader on the most critical issues facing our country. john mccain was one of our congress's most respected voices for a strong national defense and for good government. his words was as much his bond in washington as it was to his brothers in the armed -- in vietnam. madam president, i'd like to share with my colleagues a story which i believe demonstrates the

ms. collins: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: madam president, the united states senate -- indeed, our entire nation -- is mourning the loss of a great leader and american patriot, our colleague and friend, senator john mccain. madam president, i first met john mccain when i was a young staffer in senator bill cohen's office, and john was serving as the navy's liaison officer. as a fellow senator for the past 21 years, i knew him as a trusted colleague, a courageous legislator, and a close friend. john was a true american hero who devoted his life to serving his country. courage and character were the hallmarks of his military service as well as his work in congress. in the senate, he was a consequential leader on the most critical issues facing our country. john mccain was one of our congress' most respected voices for a strong national defense and for good government. his word was as much his bond in washington as it was to his brothers in arms in vietnam. madam president,

ms. collins: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. what a pleasure it is to be here on the senate floor with such determined advocates on behalf of the families all across our nation who are dealing with this devastating disease of alzheimer's. i spoke earlier in the week about the many terrific provisions in this bill on the defense appropriations side and the labor-health and human services part of the appropriations package. but, i am delighted to be here today to shine a spotlight on the additional funding for alzheimer's disease. as a member of the appropriations committee, it has been such a pleasure to work with my colleagues, including senator moran, senator capito, and our leader, chairman blunt, on this shared priority year after year. and i particularly want to recognize the extraordinary leadership of chairman blunt in making sure that adequate funding is provided for this devastating disease. mr. president, alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in this nation, and it is increasing at unprecedented rat

ms. collins: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, it has been 11 years since a labor, health and human services, and education appropriations bill has been considered on the senate floor, so let me begin my remarks this morning by commending the chairman and ranking member of the full appropriations committee, senators shelby and leahy, for their determination to report each and every one of the appropriations bills so that they could be considered fully debated, amended in the regular order. i also want to commend the subcommittee chairman, senator blunt, and the ranking member, senator murray, for their leadership in creating a bipartisan bill. this bill will make critical investments in medical research, opioid abuse, prevention, education, and treatment. the education of our students and strengthening america's work force. i appreciate so much that the subcommittee accommodated so many of my priorities in crafting this bill. it has my very strong support. i'm particularly pleased that the bill includes a

collins sits on the board. the ceo informing him the company's most important drug for ms had failed a test. collins writing back, "wow. makes no sense." just a minute later, the government says the congressman called his son multiple times before connecting and passing on the information. the congressman spotted here at the picnic on his phone. his son then allegedly sharing that information with his future father-in-law stephen zarsky and others. the government says the next morning, the group started dumping shares of the company. four days later, when the failed test results were publicly disclosed, the stock plunge d 92%. today, the congressman, his son and zarsky all pleaded not guilty in federal court. collins' attorneys telling abc news, "we will answer the charges filed against congressman collins in court and will mount a vigorous defense to clear his good name. we are confident he will be completely vindicated and exonerated." >> and rebecca jarvis live tonight from the new york stock exchange. and rebecca, the speaker of the house tonight, republican paul ryan, taking action in th

the ceo informing him their most important drug for ms had failed a test. collinsse. just a minute later, he called his son passing on the information. the congressman spotted here at the picnic on his phone. his son sharing that information with his future father-in-law, steven zarski and others. the next morning, the group started dumping shares of the company. four days later, when the failed test results were publicly disclosed, the stock plunged 92%. the congressman, his son, and zarsky all pleaded not guilty. >> the charges levied against me are meritless, and i will mount a vigorous defense in court to clear my name. i look forward to being fully vindicated and exonerated. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan says he'll let the court decide whether he is guilty or innocent, but he wants a thorough investigation, and until it's resolved, collins will no longer serve on the house energy and commerce committee. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> president's legal team has responded to the terms outlined by special counselor robert mueller for an interview.

collins. we'll have live coverage and see what he announces. you say the issue was discussed regularly, even before the stock collapsed in the aftermath of that clinical trial failure for a form of msi want to listen to the exchange i had with congressman collins in january of 2017. >> were you telling other constituents and friends of yours to go ahead and this is a great stock and go buy it. >> i never said to buy it or it is a great -- i talked to them about the great work this company is doing, the market for secondary progressive m.s. and, yes, there are many hundreds -- 50, 100 people from western new york, friends and family and so forth who decide the on their own, this was a pretty darn good investment and it certainly turned out -- >> you saw the stories of politico and "the washington post" saying you were bragging to your friends how many millionaires emerged from this company. >> well i wouldn't use the word bragging. it is was a -- it is a factual and i got off the house floor on the phone and talking about the price of the stock and how many of our good friends -- 50 good friends all investors for 11 years -- this is not like -- >> and they all become millionaires as

the indictment says the ceo informed collins that the company's critical ms drug trial had failed. the congressman writing back, wow, makes no sense. then just one minute later, the government says collins called his son cameron multiple times to tip him off. >> the crime that he committed was to tip his son cameron so that cameron and a few select others could trade on the news while the investing public remained in the dark. >> reporter: his son then allegedly sharing that information with his future father-in-law, stephen zarsky, and others. the government said the next morning the group started dumping shares of the company. and when the failed test results were publicly disclosed four days later, innate's stock plunged 92%. the congressman, his son and stephen zarsky now face 13 counts of securities fraud, wire fraud and false statements stemming from the alleged insider trading scheme. they have all pleaded not guilty in court. >> it seems pretty clear cut. >> in general insider trading cases can be murky. this one is a lot clearer in terms of the fact. >> the trial not till a

. >> joining us now, eliza collins, on host of the nyc podcast, and also ms contributor. ohio 12, we've been looking very closely at this week. and the numbers are moving. the question is, as the president is about to swoop in there in the next hour and a half, we got a peek here that he will be trying to justify tariffs, probably talk about economic conditions being better than they have been in the past. >> right. the any economy is a win winnin that probably will resonate. tariffs not so much. tariffs are a tough issue to explain in a place like ohio. and it is interesting of course going after lebron james, we've heard that, this is a suburban district, this is a republican district, but this is not necessarily a trump based district. so while he might be rallying the base who he certainly does need to show up, it is not quite clear if the things that he will talk about will convince that suburban mom sort of the soft republicans who also need to show up in order to keep the seat red. >> and ozzie, also part of this presidential voter, are they a midterm voter, is the

ms failed. that news had not been made public at that time. according to prosecutor, video captured at a white house picnic shows collins getting that news at the time. that's when prosecutors say colins called his son to tell him seven times and that's what broke federal law. prosecutors say t insider trading saved those involved over .$750,0 tonight collins remained defiant. >> the charges leviedgainst me are merrittless. and i will mount aor vs defense in court to clear my name. >>ollins was the first congressman to endorse president fump. >>> s no tweets tonight from the mr. trump about the congressman's krest. weeep watching to see what we hear. jim, back to you. >>> we have new detonls tonight deadly shooting in prince george's county. a woman says her son was gunned down getting ready to go play basketball overseas. the grieving mother says he left behind a11-month-old son. tonight she talked to news4's shomari stone at police headquarters with more on this murder mystery. >> reporter: good evening. rnight a mot grieves. a baby is without a father and a community is mourning.da ene rainy is consoled at a time of grief. the body of her so

adding he hoped in the end this drug would cure ms and that was an accomplishment he said he wanted to achieve in life. collins also pointed out that he didn't sell his shares of this stock, losing out on millions of dollars, when the stock tanked. and maybe this will be part of his defense strategy. we'll have to see. but prosecutors say he couldn't sell them. one, because the australian stock market where he held shares had been halted. which is a standard move as a drug company prepares to release information on clinical trials. and two, collins was also under investigation by the house ethics committee at the time. but as you saw, his speech, it was really a denial and a fight -- a vow to fight for his congressional seat come november. as far as the drug company is concerned, it called the indictment a private matter for collins, and said it's fully cooperating with the s.e.c. with its investigation. kate? >> thanks. really appreciate it. >>> joining me, cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecuto prosecutor. it's that when it became clear -- he had a big position in this company. a lot of money in this

ms. baldwin: i rise today to urge my colleagues to support my bipartisan amendment with my colleague senator susan collins, that would spur innovation in the dairy business. this amendment would do three simple things, foster the development of dairy products that respond to consumer demand, support new dairy entrepreneurs to develop their businesses and expand their markets and provide technical assistance to dairy farmers. dairy farmers are facing extremely difficult times. these farmers are facing uncertainty about trade deals and export markets and low milk prices. this would provide technical assistance for dairy entrepreneur so they and other businesses can find new ways to compete, increase their efficiency and find more surpluses for the milk they have. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i yield back. the presiding officer: all time is yielded back. the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: any senator in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? if not, on th