Mr. President, the Menendez-Kirk bipartisan amendment is sponsored by over half of the Members of the Senate. It makes it very clear that the Treasury Department's own determination under the PATRIOT Act that the Iranian Central Bank is…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

Mr. President, I know we want to hear from our colleague shortly. I wish to join in recognizing over a quarter of a century of distinguished service from the senior Senator from New Jersey on this 9,000th vote, which is only emblematic of…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak to a bipartisan amendment my colleague from Illinois, Senator Kirk, and I have offered. We believe it is one of the most critical issues facing our country in terms of national defense and global…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1414

Mr. President, on rollcall vote 210, I voted ``nay.'' It was my intention to vote ``yea.'' Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

Mr. President, one of the greatest--if not the greatest threats to the security of our Nation and our ally Israel--is the concerted effort by the Government of Iran to acquire the technology and materials to create a nuclear weapon that…

I missed the last rollcall vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall vote No. 859, on H. Res. 470--Rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3094-- Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act.

I thank the ranking member. Mr. Speaker, this attempt to change the Constitution of the United States is a real disaster. We all want to make sure we balance the budgets, but to compare our household budget to the national budget is…

I thank the gentleman. ``The fact that State governments need to work against these effects in their own budgets--need to take action to raise taxes or cut spending in recessions--undoes the automatic stabilizers, essentially, at the State…

I move to lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

Twelve thousand fewer police officers we have in this country; 12,000 fewer police officers in our streets. We should be worried about that as a priority rather than this as a priority. So I made the decision. The evidence is like this…

I had to make a choice on this bill, whether I would support a disputable constitutional issue about whether you can by law carry a concealed weapon or move towards the other side to those who oppose this. Now, who opposes this legislation…

Mr. President, I rise to raise concerns about this amendment that would constitute a significant change to U.S. foreign and banking policies that should be carefully considered by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the Senate…

Mr. President, I rise today to support the cross-State air pollution rule that protects downwind eastern States such as New Jersey from upwind power pollution plants' dirty air, and I rise in defense of the lives and the breathable air of…

Mr. President, this Friday we will celebrate Veterans Day, and this year we will also be celebrating Military Families Month. It is time to recommit ourselves to helping every military family, as the First Lady and Dr. Biden are doing with…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 927

Mr. President, with all of the important issues we constantly face in life, none compares to our concern for the health of our children. But the health of our children depends not only on us but what others might be doing--such as…