So here is what I am saying. This has been a half-ass effort to deal with border security. To the people in the House--

we heard you loud and clear. Is it my turn? I am not jumping ahead of anybody. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.

I am going to close this thing out. Here is what is going to happen. You may get this bill passed without any border, but it is going nowhere in the House. The House has made it crystal clear: To get money for Ukraine and other foreign…

No, I am speaking. You will speak later. To the people in the House, we have not really tried hard to secure the border. We took a well-meaning product. People worked really hard. I applaud you and others for coming out with a product that…

They want the 5,000-a-day encounter that kicks in an emergency authority to shut down the border. Here is what the border council said: 5,000 encounters a day is a catastrophe; 1,000 encounters a day would be a substantial improvement. It…

2 days ago, I issued a heartfelt warning for all families in America. This is bipartisan in that the terrorists consider all Americans as targets. I had been excusing the irresponsible open borders as recruiting millions of low-information…

The failed policies of Biden and Democrats are costing American families over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics. The dollar stores I shop at are now $1.25. When Biden took office, inflation was just 1.4 percent. Since then, inflation…

I would say, well, I'm for Trump in this area, but I'm against in these different areas. But people didn't want nuance. They want, are you for or against him?

That which has traditionally worked in GOP politics isn't so much working these days. I've seen this erosion, you have too.

My heartfelt warning today is for all families of all political parties in America. I had been excusing the irresponsible Biden open borders as recruiting millions of low-information voters to perpetuate Democrat elitist power. This…

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

These are people making decisions on our national security. These are people making decisions on the future of our economy. We need to know they're at the top of their game.

Her campaign says the request is because of threats she's receiving from taking on Trump.

Mandatory mental competency test for politicians over 75 years old.

Why are we allowing ourselves to have two 80-year-olds who can't serve eight years, who both are diminished, whether it's in their character or in their mental capacity?

I think older people see it too. They know that we need a new generational leader.

Nikki Haley now requesting Secret Service protection because of threats.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 420, nays 0, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 9, as…