I support the nomination of Charlotte Burrows to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC. Charlotte Burrows has been a member of the EEOC since 2015. She was first confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93-2. When…

Budgets--when you're in government, budgets are a statement of your values.

We are seeing that today in stark relief in this Nation, but also around the world.

I thank my colleagues tonight, and I thank Senator Whitehouse for his work on this. You know, the question that is facing, I think, all of us and is troubling Americans is an erosion of confidence in our institutions. We are seeing that…

the American people understand--whether they are Democrats, Republicans, or Independents--that our healthcare system is broken; it is dysfunctional; it is failing. We spend almost twice as much per person on healthcare--an unsustainable…

I represent the Navajo Nation in my State. The Navajo Nation does support this amendment. One of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talked about protecting the lands. What she didn't talk about, however, was protecting the…

My amendment will stop the nonsense that the Biden administration is trying to force upon the American people through the Department of the Interior by prohibiting any funds from being used to implement, administer, apply, enforce, or…

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Chair, it is time to get the government out of our drinks. I understand the concern that my colleague expresses, Mr. Chair, but I would say that the best way to avoid the need for…

Today I rise in support of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Posey) which would reduce funding for the Office of Air and Radiation under the EPA by 50 percent. The EPA's Office of Air and Radiation is one of the most…

The bottom line is that the American people are tired of bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., affecting a policy that is destroying their lives. That is why we are doing this. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR…

I urge my colleagues to support my amendment, which utilizes the Holman rule to reduce the salary of the CEQ chair. CEQ, in how it operates and what it prioritizes, is not doing its job properly, especially regarding its implementation of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end, before the short title, insert the following: public land order no. 7923 Sec. ___. None of the…

I urge my colleagues to support my amendment, which defunds Public Land Order No. 7923. In June, the Biden administration issued this public land order banning over 300,000 acres of Federal mineral estate surrounding the Chaco Culture…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. The salary of Brenda…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

The American people do not want their government dictating what type of straws they can drink from. A ``yes'' vote on my amendment is a resounding repudiation of the nanny state that the Biden administration is currently building via…

In your role as a judge, it will be your view of the law and the facts, as opposed to your personal point of view.

I think it's a fair debate about the prison system and whether our approach to justice is over-reliant.