Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Kevin Hern).

Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis).

Madam President, I would just like to say how much I appreciate Senator Cramer, the working relationship that we have, not just here but a working relationship that goes back many, many years. As you can tell, he speaks very well, but what…

Madam President, a very special thanks to my senior Senator, my great friend, and our former Governor, Senator John Hoeven. In fact, as he went through much of my speech for me, I thought to myself: Why, this is kind of like when I played…

Madam President, I rise today because it is my honor to introduce my colleague, who actually needs no introduction, but for this speech today I have the pleasure to introduce Kevin Cramer, who will be delivering his official maiden address…

Mr. President, today's 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge presents an opportunity to honor the heroism of the Allied forces who fought in this last major German offensive in Western Europe during World War II…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the National Defense Authorization Act. I want to begin by thanking the chairman of the Armed Services Committee and also his ranking member, Senator Jack Reed. I think Senator Inhofe and Senator…

There was no pressure. Both President Zelensky and President Trump said that there was no pressure, no victim.

This was never about facts or fairness. So here we are, where we were always going to be, on a purely partisan impeachment that is destined to fail in the Senate.

I think it is interesting nobody has read from it yet.

I think that argument would have a lot more merit on the abuse of power charge if we don't take a look back and look at the whole destination and how we got here.

This was never about the truth; this was about politics.

This is a nakedly partisan exercise.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I don't think there is a single Member of the U.S. Senate who doesn't have serious concerns about Turkey's behavior both historically and currently. In fact, I support the spirit of this…

Mr. President, once again, I rise to voice support for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The time to pass the USMCA is now. This agreement will increase exports, expand consumer choice, raise wages, and boost innovation throughout…

This is like everything else in the sham impeachment, purposely misleading and not based on the facts.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators Graham, Tester, and Murray be allowed to complete their brief remarks before the vote previously scheduled for 5 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is…

Mr. President, I will submit my full comments for the Record as others have done. But you can tell, as we continue to go here--and we know that we have a hard stop on the vote at 5 p.m.-- Senators just want to be here to express their…