Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 865 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

Mr. President, the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need to expand mental health services for children in the United States. More than 20 percent of parents with children aged 5-12 years reported that their children experienced worsened…

Mr. President, we will be voting in a moment on my amendment. Again, this amendment is something that everyone in this Chamber should be able to support, whether you like the omnibus or whether you hate the omnibus. The Senate should be in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Jonathan McKernan, a detailee on the Banking Committee, be given floor privileges throughout the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be permitted to speak prior to the votes in relation to H.R. 1437: Senator Lee for 5 minutes and Senator Scott for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437, with amendment numbered 6541, as modified, with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report by number. The senior…

Mr. President, we find ourselves back in the same place. It is like deja vu all over again. We have been through this process year after year. I have been here 12 years, and it seems more often than not, we are in a very similar…

Mr. President, Winston Churchill said: We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us. The men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces sign up for no small task. They join to serve their…

We'll be ready for this. New York is ready, as we always are. But we're ready - bring it on, Mother Nature, just keep at it.

Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you to my colleague from Virginia, Senator Kaine. I am really pleased to join you on the floor in support of Dr. Gupta to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues at the Department of State…

I would just say to my colleague, having sat through those hearings, which my recollection is only one or two Republicans on the committee showed up and that most of the people who I talked to had not actually talked to Dr. Gupta, didn't…

I think, perhaps, I wasn't clear. I didn't talk about Dr. Gupta's position on reproductive rights for women. I talked about the role of the Office of Global Women's Issues. When I supported Kelley Currie, who was nominated by President…

Madam President, I just wanted to add my congratulatory remarks and thanks to Senator Shelby, the senior Senator from Alabama. For me, he will always be the chairman. He has certainly been my mentor, and I think the Senator from Missouri…

I want to thank our Ranking Member of the full Committee, Senator Capito, for her support, not just in discussing this topic, but addressing this challenge.

I am very grateful to Chairman Merkley for having this hearing.

Mr. President, I would like to ask unanimous consent that the attached Joint Explanatory Statement appear in the Congressional Record in conjunction with H.R. 7776, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year…