Mr. President, I am disappointed that there is an objection, but I appreciate my friend from Pennsylvania's willingness to sit down and continue to try to work this out. We have met with several Members who have had some similar concerns…

Mr. President, I rise to make a unanimous consent request in regards to legislation that has already been passed by the committees of authorization. This is a bill that deals with fighting corruption globally. I need not remind my…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 14

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to execute the order with respect to Calendar No. 523, S.J. Res. 63, at 3:30 p.m. today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, for the information of the Senate, there will be a rollcall vote at approximately 4 p.m. today on passage of S.J. Res. 63, related to the national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Porter), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following…

I would indicate to Chair Lofgren that perhaps we can yield to the ranking member because he would like to yield me 1 minute, I am sure. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation. I was the sponsor of HAVA. Republicans were in…

Mr. President, as we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we join together to acknowledge and express our appreciation for Hispanic communities across America and their innumerable gifts to our diverse Nation. Hispanic individuals…

Mr. President, I wish to commend the adoption of the resolution of ratification with respect to Treaty Document No. 117-1, amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Adopting the Kigali Amendment, as it is better known, will formalize the U.S…

Madam President, we have a 50-50 Senate, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President Harris provides the Democrats with our majority. The House of Representatives has a very slim Democratic majority: currently, 221 to 212, with 2…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1372 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1372 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

Madam President, I too want to thank the Senator from Rhode Island, Senator Whitehouse, for his laser focus on the issue of disclosure and transparency. And I want to thank my colleagues here on the floor: Senator Wyden; Senator Stabenow…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be permitted to speak prior to the scheduled vote: myself for up to 10 minutes, Senator Stabenow for up to 10 minutes, Senator Cantwell for up to 5 minutes, and Senator…

I just want to quickly point out the false equivalency just invoked by the gentleman from Pennsylvania. On the one hand, you have people of both political parties pointing out the 100 percent documented interference of Vladimir Putin in…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, Congress has a sacred duty to uphold our elections and to safeguard our democratic process. I rise in strong support of that mission. I am not surprised that we hear on this floor the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her very distinguished and passionate advocacy for civil liberties and civil rights. I thank her for her excellent management of this legislation. I also thank the floor leader on the minority…

I fervently hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle--indeed, every Member of the House of Representatives--will rise to support this bill, the successor to our 2017 bipartisan bill and the successor to the bill that then…

Mr. President, throughout the past five decades, the Senate has recognized the important role of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences--USUHS--in maintaining the health and readiness of our Nation's uniformed services…