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I thank Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Rogers for their hard work on this bill. I have two amendments that have been added into this amendment. The first puts anticorruption at the core of U.S. foreign policy, reflecting the Biden…
Madam President, since day one of this administration, President Biden has made it abundantly clear that he is not interested in the opinion of anyone who poses a threat to his so- called transformative political agenda. During his first 3…
Madam President, I have come to the floor of the Senate today on behalf of myself and the senior Senator from Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn, to honor the life and legacy of a heroic Tennessean, U.S. Army SSG Ryan Knauss, who was killed in a…
This is a photo of United States Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss. He was one of the 13 servicemembers killed outside the Kabul Airport on August 26. Staff Sergeant Knauss grew up where I live in Corryton, Tennessee. He always dreamed of…
Madam President, it is my honor to pay tribute today to a fellow Tennessean who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. On August 26, 2021, at approximately 9:30 am Eastern Standard Time, an ISIS-K terrorist murdered 13 American…
Madam President, the United States lost 13 servicemembers in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. The heroic service and the ultimate sacrifice of these men and women will never be forgotten. They are Marine LCpl David L. Espinoza from Texas…
Beyond the fact-finding mission, I plan to use these hearings to impress upon my Democratic colleagues the importance of the words that we use to describe our enemies, how we talk about them, how we frame their actions. Since day…
Madam President, September 11, 2001, is a date that is seared in the memories of those of us who lived through that day and experienced the trauma and the fear of that day. What has always struck me about that day and the days following…
We were here until about 12:15 this morning trying to work out the votes for a rule to move America forward. I hope we have them. We will find out soon. We are trying to get the Build Back Better bill passed, the resolution to provide the…
The Republicans say we don't need this voting rights bill, that we should leave the power with the States. My subcommittee had 13 hearings over 2 years, and the professors and the attorneys told us that every time Black and Brown people…
The coronavirus has gotten to levels in Memphis not known since last January; it is dangerous. Fortunately, today, the Pfizer vaccine was given final full approval by the FDA for all people 16 and over. This weekend, Phil Valentine, a…
I call for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I can't agree to move forward with this nominee today. I think this is really unfortunate. We could have avoided this. This could have been avoided altogether if the Senate Foreign Relations…
Mr. President, States and localities are not allowed to tax land held by the Federal Government. As a result of this, Congress created the PILT Program to reimburse States for that lost revenue. Now, PILT payments are determined by a…
Madam President, inflation is out of control. Very few seem to be willing to talk about it, much less address it. Now, look, it hasn't been this bad since the great recession. Even then, only two of the months out of that entire crisis…
Madam President, my amendment provides for ensuring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is charged by Congress with enforcing immigration laws in the United States, has sufficient resources to deport illegal aliens who…
Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3742 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Hagerty]…
Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3815 and ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes…