It seems to me that the crux of the report--the main story is that you found insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that President Biden willfully retained any classified materials.

As I always say, a budget is a statement of values and President Biden's budget tells working people and families very clearly and simply, we have your back and we're going to be building a stronger future together.

I thank you for the work that FEMA has done under your leadership.

This budget offers a roadmap for progress on tackling the housing crisis that is crunching Americans pocketbooks.

This lengthy, expensive, and independent investigation resulted in a complete exoneration of President Joe Biden.

The Committee is aware of concerns raised about inequities in the delivery of disaster assistance to disaster survivors.

I remain concerned with the Government Accountability Office's finding that a 35-percent staffing gap exists across different positions at FEMA.

We know that 40 percent of the nation's small business lending originates from community banks.

The BIL made great progress in making our Nation more resilient by providing nearly $7 billion to help communities proactively prepare for disasters.

I believe our findings--the key message was that FEMA was interpreting the Stafford Act requirements differently for COVID-19 deaths than it had for deaths from other disasters.

I ask that the Senator modify his request so that the cloture motion with respect to the House message be withdrawn and the only motions and amendments in order to the House message to accompany H.R. 4366 be the following: Lee amendment…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived and that there be 6 minutes equally divided between myself and Senator Collins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington is…

I want to thank everybody who has worked really hard on this. For all Members of the Senate, I yield back all of our time. Amendment Withdrawn The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to concur with a further amendment…

we are nearly there, and I am hopeful that we can all come together and get an agreement to pass this bipartisan, bicameral, full-year funding bill as soon as possible. We all know the deadline. We are here in the Senate, ready to move…

I have spoken out previously about CDS requests that Members have secured for their communities, but this one really takes the cake. It would, at the eleventh hour, wipe out all of the CDS requests in this bill, all of the hard work, all…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Utah. Motion to Table

this amendment is exactly the sort of poison pill rider we all worked to keep out of this important bipartisan package. The census must be conducted in a nonpartisan, nonpolitical way to get the most accurate data possible, data that is…