I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we are going to try to make some laws in the next week in the area of jurisdiction where I am chair--the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. We have already had the most constructive and productive period for Native people in congressional…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 561, S. 2908. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 560, S. 2783. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative…

I know of no further debate on the bills, as amended, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? The bills having been read a third time, the question is, Shall the bills pass, en bloc? The bills (S. 4370 and S. 4365), as…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2908), as amended…

For millions of our fellow Americans, Thanksgiving is about returning home, a time to gather with loved ones in a place both familiar and safe. On my way back to Hawaii for the Thanksgiving recess, with long delays and packed airports and…

I would just like to note that I certainly recognize that the esteemed chair of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is working very hard to put together a bill that contains dozens of these kinds of bills that have been worked…

The last-minute effort to deny critical healthcare to military children diagnosed with gender dysphoria is a shameful attack on military families who deserve better from their elected Representatives. Our military families deserve our…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from North Carolina.

today, I rise in support of H.R. 8219, the Lahaina National Heritage Study Act. I also want to lend my support to the bill that is proposed by my esteemed colleague from Nebraska. H.R. 8219 requires the Secretary of the Interior to study…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of the Marzano nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read the nomination of Matthew James Marzano, of…

I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the cloture motion with respect to the Ditelberg nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we are running out of time. We have just over a week left before Congress goes home for the holidays, and we cannot leave town without passing long-term disaster relief. People have waited and waited and waited and waited for help to…

I share Representative LaMalfa's appreciation that last night the Senate finally unanimously passed the bipartisan Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act, sending it to the President's desk. This bill includes language that I introduced over a…

as President Biden considers candidates for clemency in the final weeks of his term, the Native American activist Leonard Peltier is among those who deserve grace and mercy. Peltier was arrested in 1975 for his alleged involvement in the…

I ask unanimous consent I be permitted to speak for up to 4 minutes and Senator Kennedy be permitted to speak for up to 30 minutes prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.