I said in my opening remarks that--and this is kind of a prayer that I have for our country--that we would spend as much time trying to use lessons learned in history to better protect ourselves against a recession, a potential recession…

It is indisputable that as a percentage of our economy, discretionary spending... is going down, and that as a percentage of the economy, mandatory spending is continuing to skyrocket.

We should be working to bring more of those expenditures back under our oversight, which is, in my opinion, where they belong.

I agree with my colleagues that talk about the need to do a budget because I do think, as Speaker Pelosi indicated, that it is a statement of your values.

We owe it to them to ensure that promise is kept, and that the care they receive is of a high quality.

The members of America's Armed Forces are promised care for life due to the sacrifice they make to serve our Nation.

As Members of Congress, how can we support the VA, and are there legislative changes we need to make to help stem leadership and accountability failures?

earlier today, this body confirmed Gen. John Hyten as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The vote was 75 to 22. It should have been 100 to 0. General Hyten has weathered a storm of malicious attacks on his character--attacks that…

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in the series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on S. Res. 332 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be 2…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Eugene Scalia

I would like to speak briefly about our resolution, which is to instruct the conferees to adopt the bipartisan Defending America's 5G Future Act into the conference report. Huawei is no ordinary telecom company. It is the eyes and ears of…

I would like to speak today about an old friend and mentor, Gene Scalia. Gene is a devoted husband and father, a brilliant lawyer, and a fairminded advocate for workers and the rule of law, and he is an outstanding choice to be our next…

We should really find that unacceptable, regardless of who the administration is.

I felt your pain, because we saw similar things happen under the previous administration.

At some point, we will have to decide whether we want to be Members of Congress, of the legislative branch.

Infrastructure investment will transform and modernize our systems to support American families, create jobs, make U.S. industry more competitive.

we need to throw more money at the problem.

I do not know where that sweet spot is going to be, but I would like to just kind of throw a question out for the panel.