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Mr. President, infrastructure is the physical backbone of our country, and it is an example of positive, constructive American achievement and accomplishment. Unfortunately, this particular bill, in its process, content, pricetag, and…
Madam President, infrastructure is important. We all need it. We rely on it to get to and from our homes, to and from work. We rely on it for our day-to-day needs. It has to be there. Not all of it has to be Federal, and what is Federal…
Madam President, I am really on the record opposing President Biden's decision to abruptly withdraw troops from Afghanistan, and I oppose it for the same reasons many of the world's most respected military officials oppose it. We knew our…
Mr. President, it is an honor to serve in this body. It is an honor to serve with the men and women from whom we have just heard. The Senators from whom we have just heard are some of my favorite people in the Senate. For that matter, they…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for the duration of my remarks, not to be limited by 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I appreciate my friend and colleague, the majority leader, for allowing me to finish my remarks this evening. When we look at legislation like this, I hope we can pay attention to a few details--a few details--that focus on…
Mr. President, as we have undertaken this conversation, I can't help but reflect on the fact that we are here in a representative body. We are here in order to have an exchange of ideas. We are here to engage in political speech, not the…
Mr. President, the word ``republic'' means public thing in Latin. We bring our different perspectives and our different identities together respectfully to make decisions for an entire Nation. The United States is a nation with diverse…
Mr. President, I am pleased to come and join my colleagues on the floor today and have a discussion about what is taking place here in this Capitol Building. Now, my colleague from Utah just mentioned something that I think is so…
Madam President, for far too long, the Federal Government has been borrowing and then spending money that it simply doesn't have. This is something we have long understood as a problem for the future, for future generations. But now it is…
Madam President, my colleague said it so very well. The inflation bomb is exploding, and people in Tennessee are incredibly concerned about that. I hear about this every single day from Tennesseans. They are also concerned about the fact…
Madam President, in 1989, Tracy Stone-Manning rented a typewriter to draft and then send a letter threatening those who might choose to harvest trees. The letter stated that the trees in question had been sabotaged with hundreds of pounds…
Madam President, this has already been a big week in Tokyo for Team USA, and I hope all of my colleagues have the opportunity to watch a few minutes of the Olympic Games over the next few weeks. Every year, we hear so much from…
The return of the debt ceiling on July 31 should flash fiscal warning signs for every elected official in Congress. The debt ceiling was suspended for 2 years back in 2019. Since then, Congress has kept up its reckless spending habits like…
I want to express my full support for the brave Cubans who are demanding freedom from their tyrannical communist government. For over 60 years, the regime in Cuba has run the country into the ground. It doesn't recognize the basic human…
This first speech that I am going to give today is, as we used to say in church, something that the Lord spoke on my heart. He speaks to me, just not in an audible voice. This is something that has kind of been a burden with me for quite…
Madam President, there was such an interesting occurrence that happened down the street a bit at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue last weekend, and it is when White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki unveiled the scheme that her colleagues in the…
Madam President, for far too long, the Federal Government has simply been spending and borrowing far more money than it should. It has been borrowing and spending money that it doesn't have. Now, for individuals, for businesses, even for…