I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Iowa. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 1216

I appreciate the chairman's right to do that. I appreciate his position on this whole problem that we are trying to deal with. I am just sorry that Senator Booker had to have people object for him. It is not right. How many people have to…

I think we have work to do there. We are blocking a lot of really great economic development by not engaging with those properties.

blocking the passage of the bill today, it is not just disappointing, but it is endangering. We do have to act now. I mean, you can read the tweet. It is right here. They are seeking justice. They are looking for retribution and revenge…

the No. 1 job of our Commander in Chief is to protect the homeland. The constitutional oath we all take as Members of Congress, similar to the one I swore when I joined the military, is to protect our citizens against all enemies, foreign…

I think you all might remember when the Biden administration's so-called experts claimed that inflation was ``transitory.'' It ended up that they couldn't have been more wrong by using that word. Since President Biden took office, Iowans…

today, roughly 175 Americans will die from fentanyl poisoning. Many of them won't even know that they have taken the fentanyl. They will think they have taken Xanax for anxiety or oxycodone for pain. That is what Devin Anderson--you will…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote occur now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the actions of these Governors went against CMS and CDC guidance when they forced COVID-19-positive residents back into nursing homes

I believe that, as we look back and conduct oversight of the COVID-19 pandemic, we should look at the importance of ensuring long-term-care facilities remain a priority when it comes to allocation of resources such as PPE and vaccines for…

as of 12:01 tomorrow morning, our Nation's transportation system was set to come to a screeching halt. It now sounds like we have a bit of a reprieve, but we still have a threat. Since 2019, railroads and unions have been negotiating a new…

``Help Wanted.'' I see the signs in nearly every county I visit in Iowa on my 99-county tour. Small businesses and public services are struggling to maintain the workforce that is vital to our communities. The Des Moines Public School…

They do an amazing job. They are the breadbasket to the world.

I agree 100 percent, Dr. Larson, and thank you for those comments.

My district, Iowa's Fourth District, is either number one or two in the nation when it comes to corn and soybean production.

Thank you, Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Thompson, for holding this hearing today.

So our farmers in the Midwest, in Iowa, are every day looking at better ways to create soil health from cover crops and no-till to rotations to terraces.

But there is always research that is needed, and that is why I love my land-grant institution so much, Iowa State University that does a tremendous job.