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Mr. President, that is too bad. There is no one else in this body who believes that Sam Heins shouldn't be Ambassador to Norway or that we shouldn't be sending an ambassador to Norway, and/or that Azita Raji wouldn't be perfect to be…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Mike Miron of Hugo, who recently won the Young Farmers and Ranchers Excellence in Agricultural national competition at the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting. Mike is the fifth…
I believe we will now hear from Senator Franken, my colleague from the State of Minnesota. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.
I recently introduced the Streamlining and Investing in Broadband Infrastructure Act, bipartisan, which will simplify the process for siting infrastructure on Federal lands.
I note that Senator Lee, as I assume he did with the other objections, was making this objection on behalf of Senator Cruz and that, secondly, that was the Ambassador to Norway whom I asked consent for. I now ask unanimous consent for the…
We do need access to spectrum in rural areas so that you can ride that infrastructure over.
Mr. President, I thank Senator Collins for her leadership and for her illuminating the rest of the Senate. Maybe not everyone has as many trees as we do, and biomass. I appreciate what she has done. I was proud to cosponsor this bill and…
Mr. President, today I wish to discuss Senate amendment No. 3021, which would enable research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies. I support this amendment but was not present when the Senate voted to adopt it 87-4 on…
Mr. President, I thank Senator Cardin and Senator Corker for their leadership and their bipartisan work to get these nominees through the Senate, as well as Senator McConnell and Senator Reid, who have been supportive of getting this done…
The school choice movement began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1990, where local leaders piloted the first private school choice program.
I can certainly understand my friends who are public school teachers and administrators why they do not want the dollars that are already thin moved somewhere else.
Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today to talk about the importance of updating our Nation's energy policy. I thank Chairwoman Murkowski, Ranking Member Cantwell, and their staffs for their hard work in crafting a bipartisan energy bill…
Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 3115 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Minnesota…
Mr. President, I ask for order so my colleagues might hear my wise remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will come to order.
Mr. President, I call on my colleagues to support my amendment No. 3115 that I offer with Senators Heinrich, Warren, and Sanders. This amendment establishes a national energy efficiency standard that requires electric and natural gas…
Empowering parents was one of our primary goals, because we know parents can make the most meaningful difference in their child's education.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing.