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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 92, S. Res. 107. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 87, S. 65. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Blackburn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
Mr. President, this is a critical time for America. It is a moment in which the actions we take or don't take will affect the very design of our government for generations to come. Our Founders had a vision that we all are created equal…
1 year ago today, I joined my colleagues on the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and we released our bold, comprehensive, science-based climate action plan. Our plan is a roadmap for solving the climate crisis, and I am thrilled that…
I appreciate your forthright support for a legislation that deals with the future. The gentleman from Louisiana State is a textbook example of what happens when we are not dealing meaningfully, when, for example, allowing the petrol…
I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. I came to Congress 25 years ago determined that the Federal Government should be a better partner, working with our communities, making our families safer, healthier, and more economically secure. I…
That is the future you are all going to be experiencing. It is not just losing an acre an hour in Louisiana, it is baking in the Pacific Northwest, where people didn't even think they needed air-conditioning. We have an opportunity to make…
I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak against the Republican approach with these amendments. It is a different world that we are operating in, in terms of climate change, in terms of the facts. I bring you…
In a moment, we are going to hear the rule coming forward to support the INVEST in America Act. I applaud my friend and colleague, Peter DeFazio, for his tireless efforts to bring Federal transportation policy into the 21st century. Unlike…
Madame President, Senator Cassidy and I are reintroducing a simple bill that can have a big impact: the Know Your Social Security Act. The bill clarifies the law about Congressional intent so that every worker over 25 receives a paper…
I thank Chairman Scott for yielding and for his leadership on this important legislation. I rise in strong support of the bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. My home State of Oregon has one of the most rapidly…
I urge all of my colleagues to stand up for older workers and to support this bipartisan, bicameral bill.
Madam President, every day that I have the honor of coming to work in the hallowed halls of this building--a symbol to the country and to the world of America's commitment to liberty and to justice, freedom, and democracy--I am humbled. I…
Madam President, one topic there is much agreement on is the benefits of work, and our laws should support those who want to work. The bill I am introducing today will change Social Security so that parents and their children will know…
I thank Mr. Casten for yielding. And thank you to Chair Castor, chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, for her leadership throughout this process. It really has been science-based and meaningful. Mr. Speaker, as we work to…