I have made it crystal clear that I do not support the For the People Act. Over the past few months, I have worked to eliminate the far-reaching aspects of that bill and amend the legislation to make sure our elections are fair…

Senator Lee's amendment sets up a deficit-neutral reserve fund to change the payment formula for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program. While I share a desire to revisit the PILT formula and to ensure that payments to counties are fair, I…

I rise in opposition. This makes no sense whatsoever. First of all, our friends--no one voted on that side for the ARP. Next of all, this was done to help people with the programs that were going, who needed help. It was not intended to…

I rise also in support of my colleague's amendment. Climate change is a global issue. We need to deploy all the climate solutions that we can if we are going to meet our global climate goals. That includes coupling the use of our abundant…

Senator Lummis's amendment targets new oil and gas leases that the administration instituted while the Department of Interior reviews our Federal and oil gas leasing program. I, too, am eager to see the results of that review and was…

Senator Manchin's concerns about the price tag of this budget package of $3.5 trillion is certainly a lot.

I actually think from a long term political standpoint, it`s also deadly, I don`t see how this is going to work in their advantage if they were to become the Republican nominee.

I`m not surprised I knew it would happen because I thought when the President took it under his own wing, and knew how important this was, it was one of his missions to make sure he could show that he has those bipartisan stripes.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by Senators Carper and Schumer for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to take a moment to thank all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, in this great deliberative body, for showing the United States and the entire world that the United States Senate is not broken. Actually, we are doing fine. We…

this week, the Senate has been considering historic infrastructure legislation. We have seen a lot of positives in this process. Twenty-two amendments have been processed, and 12 of those amendments have been adopted. Many of those are…

I don’t think elected officials should be having private meetings in mancaves that the public don’t know about.

I am in support also as a ranking member. Vote on Amendment No. 2358 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Hearing no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 2358) was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

I rise in support of this amendment. I am the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Appropriations for Homeland Security. The President's budget request included a rescission of $2 billion that we, as Members of this body, put, enacted, as…

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for several minutes on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise in opposition to the amendment, and I will explain my reasons. Senator Daines' amendment seeks to alter the funding levels of provisions in the Energy Infrastructure Act as reported out of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee…

I ask unanimous consent that Amanda Hoffman, a legislative fellow on my staff, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the 117th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Although the news coverage would indicate that this week is Infrastructure Week, our Committee seems determined to make it Science Week.