I have never believed that a party, a political party, should be the party of one individual. I just don`t believe that.

the United States' mineral security has really become our Achilles' heel. It is a significant threat to our economy, to our competitiveness, to our security, and to our geopolitical leverage, all at the same time. We know that mineral…

I call up my amendment No. 5435, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Sullivan] proposes an amendment…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant executive clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 50…

how much time do I have left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Time is expired on both sides. Vote on Amendment No. 5435 The question is on agreeing to the amendment.

we have a true crisis--a humanitarian crisis, a national security crisis--right now on our southern border. It is a huge tragedy that my Democratic colleagues want to ignore, and that tragedy has spread across our Nation--crime; victims of…

I ask that the reading be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To replace the funding for the Office of the Chief Readiness Support Officer with a $500,000,000…

I just want to thank my colleagues for the vote that just occurred here on the floor of the Senate. It was a bipartisan victory, 50 to 47, on the Congressional Review Act that I had put forward with all of my Republican colleagues to…

I want to compliment my friend from Delaware. He and I do work together on a number of issues. We are going to part ways on this really important issue for me today. I do want to just make a comment to his comments. I would say--I wouldn't…

I ask unanimous consent to be able to complete my remarks before the 1:45 p.m. vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

it is always good to follow my friend from Delaware, Navy Captain Carper, who is a Vietnam vet, a naval aviator--the whole works. It is an honor to serve with him on the EPW and other committees. So thank you to my good friend from…

I just spoke an hour ago on the floor, and I am a very strong proponent of Sweden and Finland joining NATO. I am also a very strong supporter of NATO, and I want the alliance to endure for decades to come. But alliances can't endure if…

after World War II, European leaders looked to the United States to help heal a fractured world and to help provide safety against increasing communist Russian aggression. As Winston Churchill said: There I sat with the great Russian bear…

I want to talk briefly about a very sacred place on our Nation's Mall, The National Mall, that I had an opportunity to visit yesterday. It is the Korean War Veterans Memorial that millions and millions of Americans have visited. Something…

Allowing our service members to veto the needs of the service because they disagree with State or local laws could lead to a sorting of the military along ideological lines that would devastate readiness, unit cohesion, and the American…

I want to compliment my colleague from Delaware, whom I enjoy working with very much on the EPW Committee. Normally at this time, the end of the week, I talk about the Alaskan of the Week. So stay tuned for next week when we continue that…

We must stand by the rights promised to Freedmen and the treaties that guaranteed those rights over a century ago.

But that can be, I think, the best way to resolve those is within the tribe and through the nation-to-nation relationship.