in a few minutes we will vote on the Sanders amendment, which I support. As vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I have worked with the Republican leadership and with Chairman Shelby in recent years to strike budget…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

I thank Senator Leahy for his support of our amendment, for his beautiful words on John Lewis, and for his insistence that this Senate makes sure that every American has the right to vote. That is not asking too much, and that is a bill we…

I appreciate the words of the distinguished Senator from Hawaii. Those of us who served in law enforcement know the temptation to seek out this kind of military hardware and the basic uselessness and cost of it when that is done. I will…

This amendment is a valuable amendment to tackle what we knew before the pandemic was a problem: $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, $119 billion of that for private student loans. What we do know is, while the default rate on private…

I thank the chairman and all the members of the committee for their fine work in the proposed legislation. I rise today in support of my amendment, No. 11, to H.R. 6395. This amendment would provide much-needed assistance to roughly 6…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subtitle E of title XVII, add at the end the following: SEC. __. PAYMENTS FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION…

Just for some final thoughts, Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate that this is a commonsense requirement that helps both the servicers and the borrowers. Remember, the servicers will receive a lump-sum payment and should, therefore, be able…

Mr. McKinley and I, for years, have been working on the HOPE for HOMES Act.

I think all of us would really appreciate getting the audits done.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Loeffler). Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request

Senator Inhofe is right. He and I have known each other for years and, I think, respect each other. We have very, very different philosophical leanings, but that does not mean we cannot respect each other. All I would say to my friend from…

I came before the Chamber yesterday and made the case as to why Congress needs to begin negotiations on another COVID-19 emergency supplemental bill and to do it now. The needs are real. They are immediate. In fact, when the House passed…

if I may respond to my friend, Jack Reed is a good friend of mine, and I know that you and he are working hard and well together. Yet you are two Senators, and there are 98 others of us, and on what you two may agree to be important or not…

I would simply say to my friend, he is quite right-- unanimous consent gives every Member a lot of power, and I do not want to be objectionable, but I feel very strongly on this issue, and I hope we can work on something.

since last week, the Senate--ostensibly one of the great deliberative bodies in the world--supposedly has been ``debating'' the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act. It has been a very, very silent debate because of the 700…

it may seem like a long time ago, but it was only 3 months ago when Congress came together, in a rare bipartisan fashion, and we passed the CARES Act. We did that to help address the unprecedented needs of the country and the American…

as I noted before, I was withholding a unanimous consent request until the very distinguished senior Senator was here. So I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 140, H.R. 2740; that…