I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I've been asking the VA for the last month for clarity on their path forward and yet to receive a response.

I seek recognition. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent for the quorum call to be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I have heard from a number of Kansans, VA healthcare workers specifically, who are worried about their ability to efficiently and effectively respond to crisis scenarios.

I'm grateful for the hard work that the VA leaders and frontline staff provided during the pandemic.

I call for regular order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request?

thank you to my colleagues for their comments today and for their arguments. Many were good arguments. Some of the facts, the American people disagree with. Some of the conclusions, the American people disagree with. What I heard today was…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 241, making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 6126) making emergency…

time is of the essence. Yes, time is of the essence, and that is why I rise today, once again, in calling for the immediate passage of the House-led and passed bipartisan, standalone aid package for Israel that will provide our ally with…

let me start by thanking my colleagues from the great State of Ohio and Missouri for standing beside the people of Israel unequivocally. But before we turn the floor back to those who protest too much, those who protest against this…

I want to take this opportunity today to once again call on Secretary McDonough to do what I think is the right thing and reverse course on this rule before it jeopardizes Veteran lives.

Each year, according to CBS news reporting, between half a million and 1 million weapons enter Mexico illegally from the United States.

The success of the women's business centers and that program cannot be overstated.

One of the ways that they maintain their power is... weapons and arms smuggling.

Thank you. That is really helpful. And my office will follow up about the timeline and make sure we are all on the same page.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Nestor R. Weigand, Jr.

My biggest concern we hope to address today is AI's application in biosecurity and how it could be used to enable bioterrorism.