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Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Apr 10, 2024

Madam President, in our Nation's 248-year history, the House of Representatives has impeached individuals in 21 cases. Reflecting the grave, highly rare exercise of this constitutional power, the Senate has tried each such case, except…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Apr 8, 2024

Madam President, an invasion is taking place on American soil. Over 8 million people have crossed our border illegally since Mayorkas became Secretary, and the numbers just keep rising. They are not going away. This unprecedented, lawless…

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

--because of criminal illegal aliens is the reason to vote yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from Washington.

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Mr. President, let me tell you why my colleagues are going to vote no when we voice vote this in a few minutes. This is a concept that has been around for a while, and it is in legislation called the CLEAR Act. What this would simply do is…

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Mr. President, I move to refer the message to accompany H.R. 2882 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Madam President, I call 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 legislative clerk called the roll.

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Madam President, I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with further amendment No. 1722. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Madam President, when the rest of us board an airplane, we always have to show a photo ID to prove who we are, that we are who we claim to be. Not so if you are an illegal immigrant. If you are an illegal immigrant under the Biden…

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Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

I move to table Senate amendment No. 1793 for the purpose of offering my amendment No. 1808, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to…

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Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee. Vote on Motion to Table

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Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Mar 22, 2024

Mr. President, in order to consider my very simple and reasonable amendment, it is vital that the Senate must move the Democratic leader's blocking amendment out of the way in order to move forward with mine. Let me cut through the…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 21, 2024

Mr. President, yesterday at about this same time, I came to the floor, and I made three predictions. Even though not a single Member of this body had seen the full text of the thousand-page spending bill that we received just after 2:30…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 21, 2024

I will sit down in a moment to let my friend and colleague Joe Manchin speak. I want to point out for a moment a couple of things. My friend and colleague from the State of Washington is objecting to this measure that would allow all…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 21, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes and Senator Manchin for up to 5 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Mar 21, 2024

Mr. President, I rise today as the Senate again finds itself facing a potential government shutdown due to the majority leader's political games. And again, the Senate must consider what we will do in response to the grave national…

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Tim Burchett
@timburchett· Republican · TN· Mar 20, 2024

I thank the gentleman for yielding. President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025 is full of costly woke policies that will end up hurting the Americans who elected us to office. Here are some of the things he wants…

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Mar 20, 2024

Madam President, last month, an illegal alien from Venezuela was arrested for allegedly murdering Laken Riley, a 22-year- old nursing student, while she went for a run on the University of Georgia campus. The suspected murderer…

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Mar 20, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by Senator Menendez for up to 5 minutes, prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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