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Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It is because of the courage and sacrifices of civil rights leaders like Congressman John Lewis that we were able to pass the Voting Rights Act of…

Mr. President, I rise today as we approach a final Senate vote on historic legislation to invest in America's critical infrastructure, a bipartisan proposal that will make America stronger and safer, creating good-paying jobs, and expand…

Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and any other applicable budget points of order for purposes of the pending amendment, and I ask for the…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, I first would like to associate myself with the comments just uttered by the senior Senator from Iowa. I think many of us are frustrated that we have been sitting around together for quite…

Reserving the right to object. As my esteemed colleague from Tennessee is aware, and as we are all aware, the Senate operates under unanimous consent, reserving the right and the prerogative of any one Senator to object to moving forward…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw Carper amendment No. 2633. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2633) was withdrawn

Mr. President, I rise in support of the majority leader's comments, and I want to commend my colleagues for the work we have done together in a bipartisan fashion over the last 4 days, considering and clearing 22 amendments as a body…

Mr. President, it is an honor to rise today to deliver my maiden speech. Nine months ago, the people of Arizona trusted me with a great responsibility: to represent them in the U.S. Senate; to do so during a pandemic that has challenged…

Mr. President, as we work to pass this bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to upgrade and modernize our country's infrastructure, I am glad to be here joining Senator Lummis to introduce this amendment to include our Highway…

Mr. President, it is my honor and privilege this evening to join with my fellow 9 Senators of the G-10 who have been working together for months now, along with an additional 12 colleagues, who together--the 22 of us Senators--have worked…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Stanton of Arizona moves to reconsider the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2278…

I am sorry if I sound a little cranky, but I have had a lot of coffee. As you know, Mr. Speaker, at a certain point when you start to stack this stuff up it just breaks your heart, because we are better than the games we are playing right…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman and wish her a great evening. Mr. Speaker, we are going to do a couple of things this evening, and I am going to try to tie it together. Hopefully, some of this makes sense. I am going to start off with…

What do you think the likelihood is that the Democrat majority here, in their constitutional oversight responsibility, will take that whistleblower complaint seriously and look into the fact that, if it is true, we have been lied to?

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the clarification. I know we are all trying to get our heads around it because things keep changing around here. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from Oklahoma had a couple of things she wanted to share tonight. This…

Mr. Speaker, my question is, just because the Democrat leadership here changed the rules sometime last night, do I have to wear this thing while standing here alone during my 1-hour Special Order? May I take it off when I am at the mike…

Mr. Speaker, may I make a quick parliamentary inquiry? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.