Madam President, I ask that the vote scheduled for 5:30 begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, as I am out and about across Tennessee, one thing I continue to hear from many Tennesseans and our small business owners is that one of the things they find very frightening is an IRS audit. Now, for a lot of our small…

Mr. President, it is really so unfortunate and really quite sad that I have to come to the floor today and speak because, today, the Senate Democrat leadership is moving forward with a vote that undermines the longstanding bipartisan…

Reserving the right to object, Madam President, I want to thank my colleagues from Missouri, from Alabama, and my colleague from Ohio who has led this effort. For the reasons I stated earlier, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, these are Biden-Harris Department of Justice nominees. What is the Biden- Harris Department of Justice focused on right now? Multiple prosecutions of former President Donald J. Trump. Never…

If the Senator from Illinois would allow, I would just like to respond to two points regarding the politicization of the Justice Department. One of them is the fact that Mr. Colangelo from the Department of Justice was moved to the State…

This amendment would make it the policy of our Nation to advocate for Taiwan's full participation in the World Health Organization. For far too long, we have allowed Communist China to dictate the course of U.S. foreign policy as well as…

I appreciate the comments of my colleague because we should show our support and allegiance to Taiwan, nor should we placate the People's Republic of China regarding Taiwan. We are, in fact, making war more likely, not less, if we allow…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Redesignate section 4 as section 5 and insert after section 3 the following: SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Foxx The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 806, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, it is September, which means that, across the country, America's 54 million K-12 students are starting the new school year. For so many parents and students, this is an exciting time, with new classes and teachers and…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague, while he is still here on the floor, for his diligence and his work and his partnership as we have worked on the Kids Online Safety Act. Indeed, he has put many hours, as his team has also put many…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague, who has worked so diligently on this. This legislation has been years in the making, as he has said. Basically, the amending process has gone on for 3 years. And as I mentioned, 70 Members of this body…

I recognize my friend, Louis Carl Dobbs, from Childress, Texas, who sadly passed away at the age of 78. Lou Dobbs, born on September 24, 1945, to Frank and Lydia Dobbs, earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University. He…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Tennessee has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Mississippi has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Madam President, I know we are waiting for our colleague from Indiana to come to the floor, so as we do, today, we are moving to a cloture vote on the Kids Online Safety Act. This is something Senator Blumenthal and I have worked on over…