I know of no further debate on the bills, as amended, where amended, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the bills, having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bills pass, en bloc? The…

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment to S. 1322, be considered and agreed to; and that the bills, as amended, where amended, be considered read a third time, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I took the floor today to pass several Indian Affairs bills that have been languishing for months and, some, for even years. I continue to intend to fight to pass several bipartisan bills, so it is good that we passed three of them. But…

the past 4 years have been the most productive ever for the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Working on a bipartisan basis, we have secured the largest investment in Native communities in American history and enacted more than two dozen…

I ask that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I join my friend from Guam (Mr. Moylan) and my friend from North Carolina (Ms. Manning) and many colleagues in strong support of H. Res. 837, reaffirming our country's enduring ties with the great Republic of the Philippines. The strength…

on Monday, President Biden submitted to Congress an emergency supplemental funding request for nearly $100 billion to help communities across the country recover from disasters. Whether it is Lahaina, Maui, or Burlington or Davenport or…

I was absent for one rollcall vote on November 19, 2024. On November 19, had I been present, I would have voted yea on the Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms to Request the Presence of Absentee Senators (rollcall vote No. 283)…

As you have seen here today, both Democrat and Republican, it doesn't matter which side of the aisle that we may sit and serve on, but at the end of the day, it is about taking care of all of our constituents and everyone that lives in…

I will now make remarks about this very important month and some of my own experiences I have had in my district. Coming out of the pandemic, the health workforce shortage crisis in the U.S. remains one of the greatest challenges to…

To continue now my long to-do list for Congress that needs to get done by the end of the year for our rural and remote Americans to make sure that they have the healthcare that they need, number three, we need to fund the government for…

As co-chair of the bipartisan Rural Health Caucus, I am proud to lead my colleagues today in celebrating National Rural Health Month. With 61 million people, roughly 20 percent of the United States population, living across 97 percent of…

I ask unanimous consent that we start the vote now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the Huitema nomination be considered expired and that the Senate vote on confirmation of the Huitema nomination at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the…

every month in States all across the country, more and more communities are confronting the awful burden of recovering from a disaster. The process is long. It is expensive. It is confusing, and it is painful. Some communities are at the…

it is good that the Senate and the House are working on a bipartisan basis to pass a short-term spending bill to keep the government open. But make no mistake, our work is not over, because, once again, we are leaving town, for a long…

Project 2025 is Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans' manifesto against everyday Americans. It is based on an extreme ideology of inequity that envisions a chilling future in which the rich get richer on the backs of working families. From…

This week, the House will vote to keep the government open until December. While millions of Americans can rest assured that critical services will continue, disaster-stricken communities like Florida, which is currently facing another…