What my legislation will do is simply say, 'We want you to do a study of what the impact will be on domestic prices.'

I think often politicians, and particularly presidents, get blamed for gas prices which, in fact, fluctuate substantially as we know based upon oil prices and fluctuations in the market, rarely from executive action.

We are squandering an advantage right now because of uncontrolled exports of natural gas.

We are racing blindly into a future and cutting off our most significant economic advantage vis-a-vis the rest of the world, particularly China.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause, Senators rising.) The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republican whip.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes be 10 minutes in length. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

For me, this is about respect and how you go about implementing this vaccine requirement.

Thank you very much, Senator Scott. That is typically gracious of you.

In April, I introduced the SIMPLE Plan Modernization Act with Senator Warner.

In 2019, when Congress enacted the SECURE Act, which many of us cosponsored, it included a provision that I authored...

Mr. President, I rise today with my colleague, Senator Tina Smith, to introduce the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, legislation that eliminates Medicare's arbitrary 190-day lifetime cap on inpatient services in psychiatric…

We need to empower voters to challenge efforts in states to make sure that they are not undermining election results.

We need to protect against interference in the counting of ballots.

The American people--it would be a great thing for the American people to see Congress working in a bipartisan way to deal with elections.

Congress and our--actually the drafters of our Constitution anticipated that the Congress would have a role in making or altering the laws of elections.

It is entirely within the authority of Congress, Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution does in fact begin by saying Legislature shall enact voting regulations.

I want to make it clear here and now on the record that I, for one, would be very willing and able to enter into constructive discussions with my Republican colleagues on what they would like in the bill.

I also invite my Republican colleagues to work with us on these commonsense solutions.