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Madam President, it appears that President Biden arrived at the White House prepared and willing to grant himself and his administration a mandate that American voters didn't agree to give him. His party lost ground in the House, split the…
I want to thank the chairman for his time, and I want to thank Mrs. Maloney and Ms. Speier for their long work on this, and the many women before them who have worked hard on this effort. Congress created the limitation on years on the…
Unlike Alexander Haig, I am only here temporarily. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney), who is from the East Side and who, as chairperson, brought us the great hearing last year on…
Madam President, the stated mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ``to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.'' It is a laudable goal. The HHS Secretary is, thus, charged with overseeing all government…
Thank you, Madam President. The southern border. The situation at our southern border has devolved into chaos. That is what I am hearing from some of my former House colleagues who have been on that border today. According to them, we are…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators Lujan, Carper, and myself be allowed to complete our remarks before the rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I have to tell you, you can always tell how controversial a nominee is by how fast his supporters work to finish the confirmation process, and last night, at 6:12, we found out that the Democrats tried to pull a fast one on…
Madam President, I come to the Senate floor today in recognition of an anniversary of sorts. My late father, Rex Lee, died 25 years ago today after an extended and heroic battle with cancer. I prefer to remember my dad not as someone who…
Mr. President, this past Saturday, Senate Democrats signed off on the largest and most partisan transfer of wealth in the history of the U.S. Congress. In the weeks leading up to that vote, they insisted that their $1.9 trillion giveaway…
I thank my friend and colleague from Arizona for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I stand here tonight saddened because a little over a year ago, I took to the House floor to pay tribute to a dear friend, Peggy Daniel of west Tennessee, who had…
Today is International Women's Day, and I rise to celebrate three special women who are in my life. My mother, Joyce Burchett, was the youngest of seven. One of her brothers was actually killed by the Nazis shortly after D-day in the…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motions en bloc. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk…
Mr. President, I am pleased to be joined by a host of my colleagues. The motions we are proposing are very simple and should attract wide support. Senators on both sides have said this must be a bipartisan process, but so far, it isn't…
Mr. President, I have 11 en bloc motions at the desk, and I ask that they be read and considered en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The senior assistant legislative clerk will report the motions en bloc…
Welfare for the wealthy, that is what we have here. Expanding ObamaCare and its premium tax credit without limit would allow families making up to $500,000 a year to access Federal subsidies for health insurance. My amendment would limit…
Mr. President, to most people back home in Tennessee, ``business as usual'' here in Washington means a combination of partisan bickering and reckless spending, usually after someone up high decides not to let a crisis go to waste. They are…
Madam President, to respond to this, I think what you just heard from my colleague from Rhode Island is what happens with too much government interference into healthcare. That is what he is complaining about, as we have been up all night…
Madam President, this amendment strikes an unfair hospital wage index earmark that would benefit just three States: Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Delaware. It would give preferential treatment to them for the consideration of the area wage…