While budget restraints have undoubtedly forced the IRS to make difficult choices in recent years, reductions to taxpayer services are disproportionately impacting rural communities.

I was glad to see a large increase in funding to support research and prevention treatment.

This is why I am so pleased to see the new $1 billion fund proposed by the administration to help schools hire more counselors, nurses, and mental health professionals.

I worked a lot with Representative Kinzinger on this.

our last bill I am doing with Representative Sarbanes is the Federal Clean Building Jobs Act.

This is a referendum on Joe Biden in the midterms. And so far, he`s going to win that referendum.

I think it`s about time when some of these Republicans did something what is good for the country, instead of good for their wallets and good for their political careers.

The only danger for Republicans are the voter suppression laws that are being passed in all these states.

If the election were held today, we`d kick their butts, because I think the public, especially well-educated suburban people, are sick of this.

I want to call attention to recent events in El Salvador which have caused international concern, including in the U.S. Congress. I was a Senator in the 1980s, when social injustices and authoritarian regimes in El Salvador led to a brutal…

For each of the previous three fiscal years, I have supported additional funding through the appropriations process for a National Guard preventative mental health program executed by the Office of Warrior Resiliency and Fitness.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak on matters of great importance to the agricultural community.

22 million Americans lost their jobs during the pandemic. Slowly we have begun to rebuild, restore, and get back on track. Since President Biden has taken office, 1.5 million jobs have been created--the most jobs created in the first 100…

if I could respond? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

I know of no further debate on the Stroman nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Stroman nomination?

I think it`s important. I think the fewer sort of symbolic clashes that we have and what is in, for me, the most divisive era of my lifetime, the better.

By supporting states' investments in culvert replacement, we can ensure that our infrastructure and waterways can withstand increased rainfall and streamflow while reducing significant hardship and rebuilding expenses in the event of a…

reserving the right to object, I find this resolution somewhat odd, if I may say so. There are enormous crises facing our country and the world. The fact that we are spending time on the floor of the Senate to condemn a proposition or a…