It is the greatest honor I have ever had to fight for the men and women who have made sure that we have stayed free.

I was proud to see it land on the President's desk.

I was proud to see it land on the President's desk.

It is the greatest honor I have ever had to fight for the men and women who have made sure that we have stayed free.

Madam President, yesterday was an interesting day for me personally, but it was an interesting day, more importantly, in the history of the United States when it comes to the Equal Rights Amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment was first…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Oregon, (Mr. Merkley) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, this week, the Senate confirmed Araceli Martinez-Olguin to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. A first-generation American, Ms. Martinez-Olguin graduated from Princeton University and the…

Mr. President, today the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Margaret Guzman to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Judge Guzman has had a lengthy and distinguished career in public service and is highly qualified to…

Yes, because the definition itself describes that it is only urban and, therefore, not considering the issues, because I can guarantee you that the price and the situation that occurs in people's lives and the cost of living is completely…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 14, after the period insert the following: ``To the greatest extent practicable, any estimate of the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) are necessarily absent.

I appreciate the input from everybody involved, and I ask for positive consideration. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost). The…

It is my understanding, by the definition, that would be the case, that everyone should be considered. By this definition, it is not everyone that is considered, only urban.

Let me explain it this way. The answer is, I don't know, nor do you, nor does anyone because we only use the urban. Therefore, the best thing we could do is include all.

By the definition that the Consumer Price Index is defined as the average change, over time, in prices paid by urban customers, not by all customers, which would include the people I was talking about, urban only.

15 years ago, more than half of U.S. electricity came from coal. Today, it is less than 20 percent. We now generate more energy from renewables than from coal. This isn't anti-energy. It is about cheap energy. In 2022, last year, 10…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Jamar Walker to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Walker's commitment to public service and deep ties to the Virginia legal community will serve the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) are necessarily absent.