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having a job gives individuals purpose and dignity. We should promote policies lifting people out of poverty. In the 1990s, we passed welfare reform with a Republican Congress and a Democrat President. The results? Welfare rolls went down…

recently, we witnessed China peddling false claims as it continues to try and convince the United States that China is a good partner. China has recently claimed that "the Chinese always honor and deliver what has been promised." What…

I rise today to support our bipartisan ELEVATE Act. I helped lead this Small Business effort to help not only the heartland but also our entrepreneurs and innovators across the country. Let me start by saying we all know this to be true…

Republicans are committed to enforcing the rule of law, and will continue using all available avenues to secure our borders, clean up the mess left by the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous policies and ensure courts operate…

Since it’s been extended two or three times already without any repercussions, I just want finality.

Grassley sent a letter Tuesday asking Patel for additional information about how the intelligence information report was handled.

On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution creating what we know today as the United States Army. Since its establishment 250 years ago, tens of millions of American patriots have put their lives on the line to protect…

38 years ago on June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate and called for the General Secretary of the Soviet Union to tear down the Berlin Wall. That wall was originally built to prevent people from fleeing…

last week, Secretary Noem ended a program that is called the Quiet Skies Program. It is a program that was well-intended when it was set up, but the Biden administration weaponized it to target its opposition, including the now-Director of…

I rise today with urgency and determination to address the alarming rise in anti-Semitic violence that is sweeping across our Nation. In recent weeks, two young Israeli Embassy staffers, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and…

I rise to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Army. As a 24-year Army veteran who is married to a 30-year Army veteran, this moment hits close to home. For 2/2 centuries, the Army has answered the call--not for glory but…

I wish a happy birthday to a very special person, the eldest of eight children, my brother, Richard Miller. Richard Miller served in the Army, served in the coal mines in Pennsylvania, joined the Secret Service, and guarded four Presidents…

I come to the Senate to congratulate the University of Iowa's Department of Ophthalmology. It is the 100th anniversary of this famed department. For a century, this department has improved the lives of Iowans and made a significant…

I come to the floor today concerned that the Senate's advice and consent role is being undermined. It is being undermined by obstruction from Senate Democrats that threaten to keep the Justice Department from functioning as the American…

the first Sunday in June is National Cancer Survivors Day. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are 18.1 million cancer survivors in the United States. We have made great strides in recent decades to prevent and to battle…

I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that yes, we are all going to perish from this Earth.