The new GDP numbers announced this morning confirm that Washington Democrats' reckless spending has sent our Nation into a recession. On top of paying an extra $5,200 this year because of the President's inflation crisis, Americans are now…

Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island has the floor.

I thank the chairman. It is always a privilege to be on the floor with the Senator from Rhode Island and to serve him on the committee, so thank you for that. I would just say this: It has been nearly a year now since the events, the…

Mr. President, had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted no on the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 1058, Adair Ford Boroughs, of South Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the term…

Our Nation is at a crossroads. After 1\1/2\ years of one-party Democrat rule, America is on the brink of a recession, violent crime is on the rise, and our freedoms are under attack like never before. Homicide rates across the Nation are…

Mr. President, following my submission in a previous session of the U.S. Senate, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the next part of an investigation directed by the U.S. Central Command concerning the Abbey Gate bombing…

Madam President, I just was able to watch the administration climb the inflation rate cliff, and I want to talk more about this problem of what happens when the administration ignores the warning signs that are going to produce the kind of…

Mr. President, I am glad to join you and the other Senator from Georgia, Mr. Ossoff, here today and join both of you in sharing some thoughts about Senator Isakson. Senator Ossoff has already said a lot of things that are easily said. Not…

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 7733, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank my colleague from Missouri, Mr. Cleaver, for offering this bill and for working with Republicans on the Financial Services Committee to make it a better bill. H.R. 7733, as amended through bipartisan negotiations, would lower the…

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5128, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 7734, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank Chairwoman Waters for her longstanding support of CDFIs. I speak today in support of my bill, the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act of 2022, which would open up a significant source of long-term, low-cost capital to…

On January 5, a fire broke out in an apartment building in Philadelphia, a terrible tragedy that took the lives of 12 people, including 9 children. Even though the building was operated by the Philadelphia Housing Authority, not one of the…

Today I rise to address an issue plaguing my constituents, my fellow Hoosiers, and Americans across the country: catalytic converter thefts. From the outside looking in, catalytic converter theft may seem like a small problem, but law…

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 310, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, following my submission yesterday, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the next part of an investigation directed by the U.S. Central Command concerning the Abbey Gate bombing in Afghanistan in August 2021…

President Biden's reckless agenda is sending our Nation hurdling towards a recession. The President wants people to believe 40-year high inflation is someone else's fault. But his solution to this crisis highlights his complicity in…