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Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers are the backbone of this country. They wake up before the sun, work until long after it sets, and take on risk every single day to feed, fuel, and clothe the world. Too often in Washington we…
I chair the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and my colleague, the ranking member of that committee, Senator Blumenthal was just here on the Senate floor discussing the importance of the Major Richard Star Act. That bill is not in…
I rise to honor the 67 lives that we lost on January 29, 2025. After months of investigative work, the NTSB uncovered systemic failures that culminated in the fateful midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger…
this is a solemn occasion for me and for many people I know, and I rise this evening to recognize and honor the 67 lives we lost, 1 year ago tomorrow, on January 29, 2025. On that night, Flight 5342 took off from Wichita, KS, and flew…
250 years ago, history was marked by patriots who proved that freedom belongs to the people; not the powerful. This year, our Nation will celebrate 2 rac{1}{2} centuries of freedom not granted by kings or governments but endowed by God…
When we get back to Congress here in this next week, we’re going to find out really quick if Republicans are serious about actually putting away and taking on pedophiles and some of the worst people and traffickers in modern history, or if…
lower costs for American families and to reign in greedy credit card companies who have been ripping off hardworking Americans for too long
on Tuesday, this Chamber lost a kind friend, loving husband, proud father, and tireless advocate for rural America and the Western United States. Doug LaMalfa brought joy and sincerity into the Halls of Congress every single day and fought…
I want to point out before I get to my prepared remarks that Leader Jeffries just said that we need to fix our broken healthcare system. It is a healthcare system put into place by the Democrats. It is a healthcare system extended by the…
A message that I have tried to make clear is that many of us, most of us, perhaps all of us are away from home, away from family. We come to Washington, DC. And in much of my life, I felt guilty about being gone from things at home. That…
congratulations, again, to my colleagues. Thank you to the U.S. Senate and its leadership for seeing that a version of the ROTOR Act was passed by unanimous consent.
I rise further today in support of the nomination Jared Issacman to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Last week, for a second time, the Commerce Committee favorably reported Mr. Isaacman's nomination with bipartisan…
Senator Cruz, the Senator from Texas, and Senator Cantwell, the Senator from Washington State, thank you very much for the opportunity to join with you today and throughout a long process since January 29, earlier this year. That…
the first time I spoke on this floor this year, I highlighted the vision the Nation and our constituents charged us to usher in when they elected this Republican majority 1 year ago. The 77 million Americans had given this Congress a…
the deadly collision that occurred here in our Nation's Capital between American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, KS, and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on January 29, 2025, forever changed how we look at and think about air travel…
I greatly respect the words and have great respect for the Senator, my colleague and good friend from Delaware. And I know both of us share the same heart--that we want every American to have meaningful access to healthcare. There are many…
my grandma taught me so many things and had so many great, old sayings. One of the things she taught me is that, if you have your health, you have everything. If you have your health, you have everything. I think that is one of the reasons…
healthcare is in a crisis. What Republicans want to do is put patients in charge, not insurance companies. But the first thing we need to do to fix ObamaCare is to address the fraud in ObamaCare. If we can't agree on this, I don't know how…