Mr. President, I appreciate the comments and the insight provided by my friend and colleague, the distinguished Senator from Oregon. As to the point regarding our relative negotiating power and the wisdom of approaching this task right…

Mr. President, last week's conversations about our own government's role in the COVID coverup reflected over a year of refusal on the part of my Democratic colleagues to accept that the novel coronavirus may not have spread via natural…

Mr. President, I reserve the right to object, and I rise to object to this unanimous consent request. The VA, for years, has made promises that they have year after year failed to meet. For years, veterans and their family members have…

Mr. President, you know, it is truly an honor to work with the veterans in Tennessee, and we have hundreds of thousands of veterans in our State. I know that the chairman says he prides himself in working with the veterans. I will tell…

Mr. President, for more than 100 years, throughout times of change, tumult, and uncertainty, there has been a constant: the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. The UK has been one of our staunchest and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to allow Mark Meador, a member of my staff, floor privileges for the duration of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a piece of legislation called the Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists Act, or the TEAM Act. I am grateful that my good friend and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, the senior Senator…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Duckworth). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Lee pertaining to the introduction of S. 2039 are…

Mr. President, women make invaluable contributions to our families, communities, and workplaces. Thankfully, the opportunities for women in the workplace have grown tremendously over time and in recent decades, and there is no doubt that…

Mr. President, it is unfortunate that the Senate won't choose to make available to private sector workers options that are already available to government employees. Just to reiterate here, under this legislation, employers are not…

Mr. President, we have a tendency in this Chamber to talk about hindsight being 20/20, and I think that this is what we will be doing in 10 or 20 years when we look back on the Biden administration. I really expect that we will highlight…

Madam President, per an agreement that was reached with my colleagues, Dr. Eric Lander, the President's nominee for the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy was not subject to a rollcall vote on the Senate floor, but was…

Madam President, it appears the White House had good reason to wait until the Friday before Memorial Day to release their budget proposal. They couldn't afford a full week's news cycle any more than the American people can afford to…

Mr. President, I have significant concerns with this legislation. I have made no ambiguity about that. I have been very clear from the outset that this bill concerns me, in part because it involves an attempt by the United States of…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I just want to reiterate again what we have dealt with. As originally introduced, the bill was 160 pages. Yes, it ran through committee. Then it went out of committee, and it was reported out…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, one of the bills in question--specifically, H.R. 478, would direct the Secretary of the Interior to take 55.3 acres of land owned by the Gila River Indian Community into trust. The Gila River…

Mr. President, the United States is at a crossroads in our strategy to counter the threat posed by Communist China. It is vital that we place ourselves in a position to compete with China, to be sure, but it is equally important that we…

Madam President, in the 4 months since the Democrats took control of the U.S. Government, they have not once indicated they understand the severity of the crisis playing out along our southern border. It is hard to believe they get the…