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I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 111, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $100,000,000) (reduced by…
Mr. President, I rise today to express my strong support for the nomination of ADM Lisa Franchetti to serve as the Chief of Naval Operations. As some of my colleagues know, I was 17 years old when I raised my right hand to take the oath to…
Mr. President, on September 27, the Environment and Public Works Committee favorably reported the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 as an original bill by voice vote. This bill, S. 2958, expands and improves the Coastal Barrier…
Mr. President, I rise today to voice my support for Jennifer Hall's nomination to serve as the next U.S. district court judge for Delaware. Before I describe what makes Jennifer Hall particularly well suited for the role, let me just take…
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the nomination of the Honorable Jennifer Hall to be our next district court judge for the District of Delaware. One of the very busiest dockets in the entire Nation, the District of Delaware…
Mr. President, I ask that I be permitted to complete my comments before we proceed to the next vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I rise today to answer a simple but a complex question and, in doing so, to acknowledge and to honor the work of one of the most dedicated, gracious, thoughtful, decent public servants I have ever known: my chief of staff…
Mr. President, I come to the floor this morning to reflect on and remember a dear friend and colleague, someone who served this Nation in this body for 30 years, someone who has already been remembered by many others as a trailblazer…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 300 and 324; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or…
Good afternoon, Madam President. I am here today to urge my Senate colleagues to join me in considering the confirmation of two excellent people to serve on the Postal Regulatory Commission, which is the governing body for the U.S. Postal…
I thank my good friend, the leader, for organizing this Special Order hour and especially for his steadfast leadership of the Regional Leadership Council. What I love about Steny is that his whole focus on this is about implementation, but…
Mr. President, I rise to share with my colleagues and with our country my enthusiastic support for Julie Su, my gratitude for her ongoing work as Acting Secretary of Labor, and my support for President Biden's nomination of Julie Su to…
Mr. President, I rise this evening to speak about 17 nominees who will be confirmed in the wrap-up of this evening's session--17 nominees to serve as Ambassadors for the United States around the world or to represent us in international…
Mr. President, just about 2 years ago, roughly 76,000 Afghans--those who served alongside American forces during two decades of conflict--and their families were evacuated here to the United States on military planes and given 2 years of…
Judge Hall, if confirmed, will be joining a critically important court in the District of Delaware that handles a remarkable volume of complex patent cases, and significant commercial litigation.
Judge Hall, if confirmed, will be joining a critically important court in the District of Delaware that handles a remarkable volume of complex patent cases, and significant commercial litigation.
Mr. President, while the Senator from Massachusetts is still on the floor, he and I have been friends for, gosh, 35 years. We served together in the House. We used to travel all over Latin America and South America during the contra war…
Madam President, folks that are back in Delaware are probably wondering as they are watching on C-SPAN, What is our Senator doing there giving a floor speech and talking about a woman from Wyoming? There is a Wyoming, DE. It is in Kent…