As the next FAA reauthorization approaches, modernizing the Nation's air traffic control system, including through the implementation of next gen, must remain a top priority.

Madam President, I want to welcome the Senator. We get to add another plain-spoken Nebraskan to the U.S. Senate--people who bring a commonsense, clear-eyed realism, a solutions-oriented approach to the Senate. We are really grateful to…

It's a national policy?

That's helpful. Thank you.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was…

The whole idea of 340B is to get 50 percent of the drug costs as a profit back to the hospitals.

I would blow up this whole model of the supply chain, because I think it is an antiquated model.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 77 Leg.] YEAS--66 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Braun Brown Budd Cantwell…

Just last week, Secretary Buttigieg asked airlines to cut their schedules in New York by 10 percent because the FAA couldn't keep up with the traffic.

So, it's not a consistency across the board, then?

That's helpful. Thank you.

Mr. President, as the winter season drew to a close, South Dakota's high school and college athletes were busy. And from basketball and wrestling to track and field, they have a lot to be proud of. The University of South Dakota Coyotes…

I think this will be a big part of this FAA reauthorization.

I believe that a clear framework for such operations is critical to the safety and efficiency of the NAS.

As the next FAA reauthorization approaches, modernizing the Nation's air traffic control system, including through the implementation of next gen, must remain a top priority.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Defense Foreign Policy

Madam 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. 997 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Mr. President, providing for the common defense is one of the core responsibilities of the Federal Government. It is, in fact, a primary reason why the Federal Government exists. In fact, the Constitution states: The United States shall…