Senator Braun, we just do not have the political will to do it.

I wish we had more than five minutes on the initial questioning here, but---when I look at anything, when you have got a problem you are dealing with, you know, I want to make sure that we are not trying to fix something that is not…

Childcare is something that I think employers definitely are trying to find what the right solution is.

It really begs the question of why do we want more Federal Government to be involved in any of this.

The idea that we want to commandeer something else again at the Federal level.

Currently, every additional dollar we spend here, we borrow it, and 30 percent of our budget in general is borrowed.

I believe it is real close to 18 percent benefit cuts.

Just briefly--I am curious. Noise mitigation impact on air traffic efficiency, our committee has strongly supported efforts to improve the efficiency of air traffic management with performance-based navigation.

at 5:30 p.m. on September 11, 2001, members of Indiana Task Force One left Indianapolis to head to New York City. Task Force One is our State's search and rescue squad, made up of our bravest and most selfless first responders who deploy…

I call up my amendment, No. 4990, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Indiana [Mr. Braun]…

this bill has 367 pages worth of earmarks, roughly 5 pounds of paper. Before it came to the Senate, dozens of House offices deleted their public disclosures. I think the swamp is rising again. Dr. Tom Coburn, he would be appalled by this…

And let's quit shoving all this debt onto the next generation and on our kids. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senior Senator from Vermont.

the majority leader referred to what we are doing this evening as ``awash with good news.'' Well, it is also awash with earmarks. They have not been around for over 10 years, and we are bringing them back. I am going to call up an…

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I am not sure we still do have the same strategic objective.

This situation looks to me more like Russia is trying to blackmail the United States, hoping the Administration is going to sacrifice Ukraine in a misguided effort to finalize an Iran deal at all costs.

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I rise here today--we are going to be voting here later on. In a recent Monmouth poll in January, respondents were asked if they agreed with this statement: ``COVID is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives [and live with…