Madam President, I rise today to recognize the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled on its 90th anniversary. The National Library Service, or NLS, is an important part of the Library of Congress, an institution that…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, nays 212, not voting 1, as…

I will remind the gentleman from New York, if this bill is enacted, his State's 3 million seniors will face a cut to Medicare of $27 billion over the next 10 years. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr…

House Republicans have filed hundreds and hundreds of amendments. All but two were voted down. This is clearly a partisan plan that is the wrong plan at the wrong time for all the wrong reasons. If you take out the direct checks to…

We are here today because Washington Democrats have gotten together and decided to use a global pandemic as an excuse to check a few items off their progressive wish list. They want to reward their political allies at the expense of…

I appreciate the gentlewoman from California. I would just like to point out that, out of her 6 million seniors, this bill will cut $44 billion from Medicare over the next 10 years--10 years. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the…

I appreciate the gentleman from Pennsylvania. I will remind him that if this bill were enacted, his State's 2.7 million seniors would face a $17 billion cut in Medicare over the next 10 years. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the…

Mr. President, on January 20, the world watched as we inaugurated the 46th President of the United States on the west front of the Capitol, as we have done now for the last four decades. But this was the 59th time in our Nation's history…

While the JCCIC had to make the difficult decision to forgo a traditional congressional luncheon this year, we are grateful to partners like Korbel, Lenox, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum for working so closely with us on planning…

Mr. President, a year ago, schools began to close due to the coronavirus. Teachers quickly scrambled to try to figure out how they were going to teach kids who weren't there. They set up virtual classrooms on the internet. Parents started…

Today, I rise to commend the work of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney. Ted is the first person to hold this position, and he set a high bar for whoever succeeds him. His work has been…

Mr. President, on my behalf and the behalf of Senator Cramer, I send a question to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Senator Hawley, on behalf of himself and Senator Cramer, sends a question for the counsel and House managers. And…

In Missouri, we have this phrase that says: You are all hat and no cattle. That is what this legislation is. It is all hat and no cattle. We just had the Speaker speak right before me and said this piece of legislation is all about getting…

Today I rise to honor Purdue University professor Dr. Larry DeBoer. I had the opportunity to work with Dr. DeBoer as a member of Purdue Extension Service as an Indiana State representative and as a farmer. Dr. DeBoer recently retired from…

Madam President, may I have additional time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 2 seconds.

Vote yes on this amendment. Vote on Amendment No. 48 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.

Madam President, I am offering an amendment today to reopen our Nation's schools once teachers are vaccinated and the potential for tying COVID funding to that reopening. The evidence is clear, school closures are hurting students…

Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 48 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Missouri [Mr. Blunt] proposes an…