As some of you might know, our system of elections has been declared critical infrastructure, and so it's in our best interest to protect that infrastructure.

The record we compile today and in the coming months will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that we still need the Voting Rights Act.

My state just reduced--attempted to reduce the number of days that a person can clear up a question of residency from five days to two.

Nearly 18 years after the September 11 attacks, it is important that we stand together and recommit ourselves to doing all we can to prevent further terrorist attacks at the Federal, State, and local levels. Enactment of H.R. 495, which…

today is Data Privacy Day, a day set aside to raise awareness about how personal information is being used, collected, and shared in today's digital society. It is also an opportunity to educate the public about how to safeguard individual…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Data Privacy Day

What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed to S. 1.

I was going to ask the distinguished Democratic leader to have yielded under his reservation. Might I be recognized for just a moment? The objection has already been heard, and we will not get this done. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the…

I appreciate the Senator from Louisiana. His unanimous consent request would have done one simple thing-- gotten the uniformed servicemembers in the Coast Guard paid just like we are paying today for members of the Army, Navy, Air Force…

I have no speakers, and I am prepared to close after the gentleman from Texas closes. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding me the time. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 268, a bill to help our country recover from another year of devastating natural disasters. In 2018, Americans across the country…

On the Senator from Iowa's time, let me join her and the Senator from Missouri, and I associate myself with their remarks and their support, not only for the March for Life, which will occur on Friday, but also for the No Taxpayer Funding…

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 116th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there are a host of things wrong with bringing this bill to the floor. By bringing forth the Senate version of this bill, it completely ignores all of the work this committee has…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, there is a host of things wrong with bringing this bill to the floor. By bringing forth the Senate version of this bill, it completely ignores all of the work this subcommittee has done…

Today I will introduce H.R. 356, the Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act. The home is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The Evers family home, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2017, is hallowed ground for those of us…

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Mississippi has 13 minutes remaining.

The American people are sick and tired of our porous borders and of the inability of Washington to get things done. Every day that we fail to secure these borders, more drug runners, human traffickers, and violent criminals enter our…