This is the most significant law our nation has ever passed to help millions of veterans who are exposed to toxic substances during their military services.

I rise briefly to speak to a unanimous consent request that I am going to make in just a moment. I am pleased that we are about to consider the nomination of Dr. Monde Muyangwa, to be Assistant Administrator for Africa for USAID. This is a…

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; and that Senator Schumer be recognized at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Additionally, I would like to clarify that the intent of section 13701 allows the Secretary to consider indirect book and claim factors that reduce effective greenhouse gas emissions to help determine whether the…

I thank the Senator from Iowa for his patience today. Thank you so much. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________

Almost everything that is good that he has just talked about came out of the Finance Committee, terrific staff work, terrific leadership. Thank you. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Delaware.

I rise to speak in opposition to this amendment, which would make sweeping changes to bedrock environmental laws. This amendment would modify the regulatory authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency and multiple other Agencies. It…

I rise for the purpose of entering into a colloquy with the chair of the Finance Committee, Mr. Wyden, concerning section 13204, clean hydrogen, which establishes for the first time tax incentives for the production of clean hydrogen, and…

the amendment by our colleague Senator Capito would strike $45 million in the bill that would fund the EPA to use its existing narrow Clean Air Act authorities to address greenhouse gas emissions. Our colleague sought to argue that this…

I rise this afternoon to speak in support of the historic legislation we are considering today, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. A little over a week ago, when I heard the news that there was an agreement reached to move forward on…

I thank the Senator from Oregon for his comments on these issues and his leadership.

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 4:15 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, and that Senator Schumer be recognized at 4:15 p.m. The PRESIDING…

With that, I yield to my colleague from the State of Illinois. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.

We're almost at 10 million jobs. Almost a 10 million jobs since I took office. That's the fastest job growth in history. Today, there are more people working in America than before the pandemic began. In fact, there are more people working…

Gas prices are coming down. They're down almost $1 a gallon from where they were just a month ago and we're making progress. We now have more than 50 straight days of falling gas prices in this country.

It had 10 million jobs. Almost a 10 million jobs since I took office. That is the fastest job growth in history. Today, we also have the maximum unemployment rate in the last 50 years, 3.5 percent. Yes, 3.5 percent. Today, there are more…

I`m hopeful, we`re working hard.