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Mr. President, I was here for the presentation by the Republican leader, and I am happy that he has returned. I told him it was great to see him back and that I couldn't wait to disagree with him; and I am sure I will have an opportunity…
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent.
The Third Congressional District of Illinois is home to a historic Puerto Rican community directly linked to the legacy, present, and future of Puerto Rico. The lack of food sovereignty in Puerto Rico is a policy choice that threatens…
I stand before you with a heavy heart to remember a young woman whose passion and dedication touched the lives of many in the Springfield community and beyond. Emma Shafer was a remarkable activist who sought to create positive change in…
Today, I am reflecting on a moment that occurred just after I was sworn in to this office. My former Republican colleague Mark Kirk gave me some of the best advice I had ever received. He said: In the end, anything that gets done here that…
Mr. President, I join my colleagues today in expressing my great disappointment in my colleague from Alabama and his continuing hold on military promotions. He has argued--and I have seen him say this several times--that he is not…
Mr. President, bottom line: This is unnecessary. There are robust existing coordination mechanisms among the IGs to ensure comprehensive oversight, provisions in the committee-passed NDAA to assist the DOD IG with enhanced hiring…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. 419. None of the funds made…
I thank Representatives Rosendale, Hudson, DesJarlais, Self, Cammack, Higgins, Ogles, Miller, Boebert, Van Orden, and Kiggans for joining me on this amendment. Madam Chair, I encourage all of my colleagues to support this amendment, and I…
I am glad that was brought up, the claim that the bureaucrats do not do this. It is only the bureaucrats that recommend to the NICS list, and then the Department of Justice does this. They take away a right of a veteran where any other…
What are the tools that we have at our disposal to persuade them that it is worth following our higher transparency, environmental, and labor standards?
What are the tools that we have at our disposal to persuade them that it is worth following our higher transparency, environmental, and labor standards?
Madam President, I have nine requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
A lot of them are looking for a home in our political system, are they not?
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:46 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Ms. Rosen)…
I urge the adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.