I would agree with the point that is being made by so many of my colleagues that this is a diversion away from 9/11, away from the 20th anniversary, and away from the debacle that was his Afghanistan withdrawal.

We will continue to support individual liberty over government mandates.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Colton Griffin, a third grader from Moville, Iowa. After his classmate and friend, Hope, passed away in a tragic accident, Colton wanted to make sure her bucket calf still made it to the fair. That…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak on the ongoing disaster in Afghanistan. As a Vietnam-era veteran, I have seen the outcome of a poorly executed withdrawal, with tragic images of our allies hanging off of aircraft. The scene that…

This country has had to deal with Democrats' obsession with destroying Trump for much too long. In the process, I fear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have done and will do lasting damage to our political system. The President…

Mr. President, yesterday, the Democrats unveiled their reckless tax and spend budget plan. With our country experiencing the highest inflation it has seen in decades and our national debt approaching an alltime high, common sense would…

Mr. President, the Senator from Oregon should have read the 2017 tax bill, and he wouldn't give a speech like that. The Wyden amendment is an example of Democrats on the one hand complaining the wealthy pay too little tax while supporting…

Do I have any time left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no time remaining. Vote on Amendment No. 3251

Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3650 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] proposes an amendment…

I call up amendment No. 3251, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa, [Mr. Grassley] proposes an amendment numbered 3251. The amendment is…

This amendment creates a deficit-neutral reserve fund for legislation that would prevent illegal immigrants with criminal records from obtaining lawful permanent resident status in our country. It is pretty simple. Prohibiting illegal…

Now hear me. You will be shocked what the Democrats want to do in their budget. They want to use reconciliation to provide a $120 billion tax cut to the wealthy through SALT relief. The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation estimates 51…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll

Madam President, I grew up on a farm in Southwest Iowa, where we took extraordinary pride in the work we did and the livestock and crops we raised. Our hard-working livestock producers should not have to worry about being subject to…

Madam President, I call up my amendment, No. 3115, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Ms. Ernst], for…

Last week, Judiciary staff interviewed Jeffrey Rosen, Trump's former Acting Attorney General, and Mr. Rosen's Deputy at the Justice Department, Rich Donoghue. These interviews were done as part of the Democrats' never-ending series of…

Madam President, I come to the floor to ask unanimous consent on two pieces of legislation. The first one is a bipartisan amendment that I have with Senator Klobuchar. It has been cleared on both sides of the aisle. It does not cost…

The President has every right to discuss ideas and strategies with his closest advisors.