Mr. President, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis is one of the best and the brightest naval officers this country has. In late May of 2021, he was involved in a serious car accident in which he encountered an unforeseeable, unforeseen…

Mr. President, this amendment is a ruse. It is a ruse designed to provide political cover to a small handful of people who recognize the crisis on the border and want to appear to be doing something about it, but it doesn't. Look, it…

Mr. President, during our recent border crisis, title 42 has become the only sustained control we have over illegal immigration. In 2022, just this year alone, we have had over 2.7 million undocumented immigrants at our southern border. It…

Point of inquiry, Mr. President. Mr. President, point of parliamentary inquiry. Are we not under a unanimous consent agreement that presupposes a 10- minute vote that will be called at the end of 10 minutes? And is there an exception to…

That wasn't a debate. That was a point of parliamentary inquiry. There is a difference. I would like an answer. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Parliamentary inquiries are not in order. On this vote, the yeas are 47, the nays are 50. The…

Mr. President, before I begin my remarks on this, I would like to know how long the vote was held open on the last vote. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It was 16 minutes total--18 minutes.

Eighteen minutes is, of course, longer than 10. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator may proceed. Amendment No. 6576

Mr. President, this bipartisan bill is something that I stand behind. Yes, this amendment simply restores the previous version that Senator Klobuchar and I introduced and passed by unanimous consent. I urge our colleagues to support it…

people need to resist the urge in the area to leave their homes to spend Christmas with their families if they're not with them already.

I ask for the yeas and nays. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, immediately after Hurricane Ian passed, I made clear that I would fight for and support a standalone disaster aid package to get Floridians the assistance they need to recover. On September 30, just 2 days after Ian made its…

Communities across the state are about to see temperatures that they haven't experienced in a decade or more.

Madam President, I have been in the Senate about 4 years now, and I am not sure I can recall a day before this one that so perfectly exposed Washington's total dysfunction. Last night or I guess this morning just before 1:30 a.m., Senate…

Madam President, first, I want to thank my colleague from Ohio for his commitment to Ukraine, to get knowledgeable about Ukraine, what the needs are, and for continued support for lethal aid for Ukraine. And I hope this body continues to…

Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Madam President, I come to the floor tonight as a U.S. Senator from Maine. Why am I here to discuss lobsters on the floor of the U.S. Senate? Because my State is facing its most serious crisis, in my view, in my 18 years of public service…

Madam President, democracy, our system, is an anomaly in world history. The norm are pharaohs, kings, dictators, emperors, Presidents for life. That is the norm. The vast sweep of human history is all about authoritarians running their…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The junior Senator from Maine is recognized.