Is the gentleman suggesting--even though we all know that we want to help, what is happening in Ukraine is objectionable, we disagree with every bit of it, what Russia is doing--but is the gentleman suggesting that the first time since the…

Mr. President, I want to start by saying something very simple about what we are about to vote on. This bill is about two words: reasonable accommodations. It is as simple as that. More than 30 years ago, we passed the Americans with…

Mr. President, this bill is about protecting pregnant workers. We shouldn't be treating pregnant workers who happen to be State and local government employees differently than we treat private sector employees or differently than we treat…

Mr. President, I wish to expand upon the remarks I delivered earlier today on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which this body voted to include in the omnibus spending package. I first introduced this bill in 2012 with Senator Shaheen…

The shortest day of the year, the darkest day of the year, and now we are voting on it without-- Let's face it, let's talk about some of the things we know that are in it. We already know, as the gentleman from Texas told us, that your tax…

I would agree with that, and I think that the gentleman from Texas would also agree. Look, neither of us like what Vladimir Putin or the country of Russia has done to its neighbor, Ukraine. Being a bully, invading, blowing up their…

I thank the gentleman from Texas, and I wish to offer him a Merry Christmas and a Merry Christmas to the people of the United States of America. Unfortunately, in your stocking is not going to be something you probably hoped for. I don't…

You don't want to shut the government down right before Christmas, Chip. That can never happen, which is why the gentleman from Texas suggests that this is a setup. The CR, the continuing resolution--because we don't pass budgets, because…

That is exactly right. We all want to help, but you don't write a check that you can't afford. There is no money in your bank account to pay for somebody's house down the street while leaving your house unpaid for and your back door open…

Last week, during a telephone townhall, a woman in my district asked what Congress was planning to do about the cost of her fuel bills. She could no longer afford to heat her home, and she has been forced to use a wood stove just to…

As Congressional District lines shift in January, I am saddened by the fact that I will no longer have the honor of representing the Shanksville and Stoystown communities in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the place where 40 heroes lost…

54 years ago the Apollo 8 crew lifted from Cape Kennedy, Florida, embarking on the first manned mission to circle the Moon. On Christmas Eve of that year, they would be the first to be pulled into lunar orbit. On that same day, they became…

Mr. President, the end of every Congress brings with it the reality that fellow colleagues in the Senate will no longer serve with us when the new Congress convenes in January. As we rush to complete the work of this Congress and in our…

I am especially grateful to the ranking member for allowing me 2 minutes because he knows I am rising in support of this bill. I understand and completely agree with my friend, Mr. Westerman, who is a dear friend and who does a wonderful…

There will be other steps in this process during which I hope some of those real, legitimate questions can be answered. We should allow the Puerto Rican people to make their choice about their future. I know, certainly, the Puerto Rican…

Madam President, I rise to offer some remarks about my colleague from Pennsylvania, Senator Toomey. I think you can tell from his presentation today what he holds most dear, and, of course, that is his family--both Kris, his wife, and his…

I am prepared to close, I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I have already talked about the fact that this bill did not go through regular order. It is even questionable whether the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays 201, not voting 12, as follows: [Roll No. 527] YEAS--217 Adams Aguilar Allred Auchincloss Axne…