Madam Speaker, we are at critical crossroads as we work to recover after the health and economic crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic here at home and around the world. As we look to our future, we are going to build back better to…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, for leading us in this Special Order hour, and for saying out loud the names of the individuals who we have lost. I am proud today to rise in recognition of Transgender Day of…

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this censure resolution. I watched this video, and I was sickened when I saw Mr. Gosar depicting the killing of another Member of this body and brandishing swords at the President of the United…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I appreciate the opportunity to speak about the President's vision for really investing in working families in this country and doing it in a way, particularly after COVID, that the…

I do not think he was in the habit of appointing Marxists, socialists, Leninists to public office.

I want to join the Chairman in recognizing the skill and the insights and the preparation of Dr. Omarova.

The U.S. dollar becomes something that cannot be used to regulate our economy.

I expect my colleagues to treat Professor Omarova with the dignity and respect she deserves.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kelly). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 144, H.R. 4350 occur now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the distinguished career of an extraordinary Rhode Islander, my friend Randy Rosenbaum. For 27 years, Randy has served as the executive director of the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, where…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 17; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

For the information of the Senate, there will be two rollcall votes at 10 a.m. on cloture on the Nelson nomination and cloture on the motion to proceed to the NDAA. ____________________

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 451 and do so as a further mark of respect honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Max…

Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on November 16, 2021, by the President of the United States: Amendment to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the exception of this speaker, who will…