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…

Madam President, that whole concept of going where real people live is an important one. When people are facing higher utility bills every month and a bigger bill every time they fill up their gas tank, it doesn't take long for them to…

Mr. President, had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted no on the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 987, Stephen Henley Locher, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa…

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…

As we stand here today, Vladimir Putin continues his unconscionable assault on the sovereign nation of Ukraine, displacing millions of families and killing thousands of innocent civilians. In response to this horrific assault, my home…

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…

Madam 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…

As families are forced to make tough financial decisions every day because of sky-high inflation, Washington Democrats are fueling the economic crisis by spending hundreds of billions of dollars to advance their radical agenda. But that is…

Madam 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…

Mr. President, had there been a recorded vote, I would have voted no on the confirmations of Executive Calendar No. 1036, Philip A. Talbert, of California, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California for the term of…

Yes. A vote, I would like, Senator, but there are other Republican Members who have objections to all three nominees, and I am not authorized to consent for them.

A parliamentary question, Mr. President: Do I have the floor when I respond? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has yielded for a question. So he has the floor.

No accountability. There has been no one fired. There has been no one relieved of command. This administration has stonewalled. They have dragged their feet. They have refused to cooperate. Oh, we have had hearings, and they have had…

But I am not asking the question. He is asking me the question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. But you were the one who yielded to the Senator from Virginia for a question. So you still maintain the floor.

I would like to say a word, if I could, about the nature of my objection. It has been now almost a year since the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul in Afghanistan, almost a year since we lost 13 American servicemembers in that tragic attack…

No, I have yielded the floor. My remarks were concluded. So the Senator has the floor. I am happy to respond. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senator yield for a response?

I do object to them, Senator. Are you asking me if I object to having a vote on them? Or are you asking me if I object to them?

I would like to have a recorded vote. Are you asking me if I would vitiate cloture, Senator?