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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). Further, if present and…
Mr. President, I just heard the minority leader, the senior Senator from New York, Senator Schumer, on this floor talking about today's Consumer Price Index data. Stunningly, he points to President Trump as the reason for it. Let me just…
Mr. President, I just heard Senator Schumer, the minority leader, say that Democrats don't want a government shutdown. Well, I would recommend that the minority leader actually read the newspaper. He is going to see that Democrats are…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 530 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senators Blumenthal, Warren, and Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the order of January 24, 1901, the traditional reading of Washington's Farewell Address take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, following the prayer and pledge of the flag. The…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…
Mr. President, I have three requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 474 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 472 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 425 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 474 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz).
Mr. President, when I was growing up, I thought about foreign aid as helping people in foreign countries who needed food or shelter, who were struggling because their country was having a civil war and they had been cut off from having…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 39 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…
Mr. President, the Senate is soon going to vote on the confirmation of Scott Turner to be the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He grew up in Texas and dreamed of a career playing in the National Football League. He achieved not…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 41 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 42 Leg.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…