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So essentially, what I am hearing as I am here is we are spending our time in a committee discussing an issue that, while it is very important, is only affecting a very small percentage of people and for which policies have been put in…
Mr. President, I intend to object to any unanimous consent request relating to the nomination of Helaine Ann Greenfeld, to be an Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice, PN459, and Christopher H. Schroeder, to be an…
Mr. President, many bills get introduced in the Senate and don't seem to go anyplace. The reason is that they are meant to be simply messaging documents, making a statement, telling people what you believe, not necessarily with the motive…
Mr. President, to finance their big spending agenda, President Biden and Members of his party in Congress have called for over $3 trillion in new taxes. This group claims that these tax hikes are targeted solely to the very wealthy…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the issue of vaccinations, vaccine hesitancy, and the rising rates of the COVID-19 delta variant. For the last few months, I have traveled across my district administering vaccines to Iowans. It has…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a young man in my district who will represent Iowa on the world stage. Thomas Gilman, a University of Iowa alumni, has qualified for the U.S. Olympic team for freestyle wrestling and will be…
Mr. President, before we proceed to a vote on final passage of the VOCA Fix Act, on which I teamed up with Senators Durbin, Graham, and other members of the Judiciary Committee, we first will turn to the Toomey amendment. This amendment is…
Mr. President, today I come to the floor to discuss an issue that I have raised during the course of multiple Republican and Democrat administrations. This is a problem that crosses political boundaries, whether you have a Republican or…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my bill, H.R. 3263, the DHS Medical Countermeasures Act. The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world, causing countless deaths, both from COVID and from unexpected causes…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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
Madam President, I have been to the floor several times with Senator Gillibrand not only to compliment her on the hard work she has put into this bill for so many years now--I think going back to 2013--but also to give my support to this…
Mr. President, why is there such an increase in violent crimes in American cities? In New York City, the murder rate is up 37 percent from 2 years ago; in Atlanta, 53 percent from 2019. In Portland, OR, murders have increased over 500…
I think this is a critically important issue for National security and for public health.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Gary Tromblay, a detailee in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered
I do think that our response to this pandemic and future pandemics, in addition to supply chain manufacturing coming back to the United States, the origins of COVID-19, which seems to be an issue with our colleagues on the other side of…
Madam President, President Biden's economic policies are causing nationwide sticker shock. The price of nearly everything is higher today than it has been since Biden was in the White House the first time. The cost of consumer goods has…
Mr. President, the countdown is on. Today marks the beginning of 100 days until the critical and lifesaving authority placing fentanyl-related substances in schedule I expires. In 100 days that expires. Congress has extended this authority…