My loyalty is to my faith, my values, and to America.

My staff and I have been in close contact with the Department of Defense regarding Ms. Harris's nomination. The Department of Defense is aware of my concerns with the nominee and also aware of the very simple request that I have made to…

Mr. President, the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges is the law of the land. A single line from a single concurring opinion does not make the case for legislation that seriously threatens religious liberty. The Respect for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following legislative fellows in my office be granted the privileges of the floor for the remainder of the Congress: Robert Watson Fagan and Benjamin Shafer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I would also like to thank Senator Hirono for the open communication that we have received in coordinating and successfully passing these pieces of legislation. I yield the floor. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise to discuss bipartisan legislation that I have introduced with Senator Lujan which would grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, known as NAIV. The NAIV was chartered in 2004…

Mr. President, I wanted to say how pleased I am to finally see this bill pass the U.S. Senate. I want to underscore, again, the situation of recognizing the important work done by the NAIV to benefit our Native American veterans. I…

The truth is ensuring the integrity of the ballot box isn't partisan. It is about protecting the very foundation of who we are.

We need to do public-private partnerships for both transmission and distribution and generation, and actually split the two so that there is no monopoly in Puerto Rico.

Exactly. That is why we are calling for Congress to authorize FEMA to adjust those fixed cost estimates due to the increase in the cost of construction materials and supply chain disruption.

Canceling that contract is, to me, a nightmare.

What is being done with the billions of dollars in aid? What are the plans? When will we see results?

I will try to be brief, but----

FEMA has agreed to come in and assist us in increasing our power generation for a period of time which could range between 1 year and 1½ years.

For about 3 years, the spending that happened in Puerto Rico was emergency spending by FEMA.

I am pleased to report that Puerto Rico is emerging from a challenging period with strength and optimism into a new era of stability evidenced by the island's economic upswing.

The people of Puerto Rico voted and chose permanent union with the United States through statehood as their path forward.

We proved that when you treat us equally, we can do as well or better than anybody in the States.