Madam President, over the past few weeks, my Republican colleagues and I have spent quite a bit of time making sure the American people know just how little of President Biden's 2-plus trillion dollar infrastructure plan will fund actual…

I appreciate Mr. Courtney for yielding to me, and I appreciate him for bringing this bill. He has a long history of now 15 years of looking out for workers, laborers, and their fair place in our country, and I thank him for that. Over the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Ben Marsden, my law clerk, be given access to the floor for the duration of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered ____________________

Mr. President, I stand today in opposition to this illegitimate motion to discharge the nomination of Vanita Gupta to become the Associate Attorney General of the United States. I say that this motion to discharge is illegitimate because…

Madam President, I find it so interesting that my friend and colleague across the aisle is trying to deflect questions and concerns that we have by insinuations and some pretty disgusting slander, and I am sorry that we have listened to…

The Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act is important bipartisan legislation that gives all entrepreneurs fair access to the Small Business Administration's microloan program. As a former small business owner, I know accessible…

Mr. President, it has been just over 2 months since we transferred majority rule to President Biden and the Democrats, and they have made it very clear that not even their most radical policy proposals are up for debate. They just want to…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I rise in support of Representative Kim's Microloan Improvement Act. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this important legislation. Access to financial capital is essential to the success of…

Madam President, we have just listened to Senator Portman, and you are hearing others of us on the Republican side of the aisle talk about the elevated levels of spending and how our Democratic colleagues have seemed to lose touch with the…

Madam President, I appreciate the sentiment expressed by my friend, my distinguished colleague, the senior Senator from Illinois, particularly when he expressed the desire no longer to have people send their children on the long, perilous…

Madam President, I think my colleague understands that this bill would apply to individuals, to adults who cannot show kinship and do not have legal documentation. We know that human trafficking, sex trafficking, and child trafficking have…

Madam President, last month alone, more than 100,000 migrants crossed our southern border. Our ports of entry are overrun; holding facilities are packed; and, yes, our Border Patrol agents are absolutely exhausted. They are exhausted. This…

Madam President, I have read the accounts and so have many of you. A young mother from Honduras, two young sisters from Guatemala, a 6-year-old child from El Salvador--they were all told by a local cartel that, for a price, a better life…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of my remarks, I be allowed to present an excerpt of my speech in Spanish. I will provide transcripts both in English and in Spanish of those paragraphs. The PRESIDING…

When we came to Congress, my class of 2006 was offered the opportunity to go to Harvard University for a seminar. We were told there that one of the greatest problems facing this country was the lack of workers, that our birthrate was…

Mr. Zaw has been jailed for covering the violence leveled against anti-coup demonstrators in Burma. Thanks to Mr. Zaw and other journalists on the ground, we know what is going on in Burma is pure evil. The autocratic strongmen leading…

A few weeks ago, Frank Cagle, my close friend and a good Libertarian conservative, passed away after a battle with cancer. Frank was a brave American who served with the 82nd Airborne during the Vietnam war. Following his service, he…

I include in the Record a report from the Associated Press detailing the detention of AP reporter Thein Zaw by Burmese authorities. [From the AP, Mar. 12, 2021] Myanmar Court Extends Detention of AP Journalist Yangon, Myanmar (AP).--A…