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On July 3, 1776, John Adams expressed his belief that the signing of the Declaration of Independence should be commemorated ``with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this…
I understand the Speaker's ruling, but nevertheless, I wish the United States of America a very happy birthday. ____________________
During this COVID-19 pandemic, ag producers and consumers across the country have suffered as we have seen the cracks in our food supply system. Now, small State-inspected processors, meat processors, did what they could to step up and…
Absolutely. We should reopen safely, and we should get students and teachers back to school as safely as we possibly can.
Yes, I believe that is something that education leaders and educators would very much support.
I believe so. Again, there is a dispute as to what the language actually says. Again, I have no problem with the full $660 billion that has already been appropriated to be spent whenever. But I don't want to reauthorize the program past…
So, again, CRS actually interprets it as a full authorization, so we just need to show what that true intent is, put that letter into the Congressional Record so that we are certain that we are not reauthorizing this or authorizing it…
Yes. With cooperation from the chairmen and the ranking members of both committees, I think we will be able to get this thing done. Again, our request is really very simple. I am not the only one. We don't want to see this program…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from…
Last I knew, 20 million American had not received their stimulus checks. In the 3 months since the CARES Act, I have been patient; South Dakotans have been patient as they wait for help some of them truly need. Mr. Speaker, my patience has…
This is outrageous. Nevada currently is ranked 43rd out of 50 States in the amount of money that we have received from PPP.
I cannot stress how important it is that we continue to get assistance to our agricultural producers.
We have left too many organizations on the outside of PPP looking in, and so we need to adjust eligibility criteria.
Our recovery, which will take place over time, will be much more successful and will happen more rapidly because those businesses kept their employees on the payroll during this difficult time.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:17 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 10 a.m…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:15 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 10 a.m.
It's always best to allow the legal system in this country to work the way it was intended.
Yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast brought to my mind the quote by President Lincoln: ``I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.'' I, like Lincoln, feel inadequate to my…