There is no doubt that the impacts of what happened are real, and that we need to do something about it.

I want to thank Senator Moran for his comments. I didn't hear everything he had to say, but when I came in, one of the things he said was we may not be the most important people in this process. And he is 100 percent correct. We are simply…

I want to start my remarks by expressing my appreciation for Ranking Member Moran's leadership. It has been stellar. If you combine him with Senator Boozman and Senator Heinrich, it has been a great team. I just want to thank Senator Moran…

may I ask the ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Through the Presiding Officer, you are allowed to do that.

I thank very much Representative Biggs, one of our strongest defenders of the Second Amendment here in the body. If the left wants to address this issue, let's be up-front about it. Let's be honest about it. Let's stop trying to undermine…

We continue to hear the Democrats talk about the flawed arguments that we make that the Founding Fathers didn't know weaponry would advance the way that it has, that the Founding Fathers could not conceive of a government that would never…

For tonight's Special Order, the House Freedom Caucus would like to discuss our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. I think it is really important that we make exceedingly clear that every one of the Members who is going to be here…

I am proud to stand here with the members of the Freedom Caucus tonight because they are the ones that understand we are standing here with a simple task, and that is to defend the rights of the people across this Nation. That is what our…

Reserving the right to object, we are here on the cusp of doing something that really tells the fighting men and women who serve in our military all around the world that we have got your back. We are here because of what I would say is a…

I want to thank the Senator from Kansas for his work on this bill. Madam President, the price at the pump has skyrocketed. Let's do a quick trip down memory lane. When President Biden was inaugurated, the weekly average price for gas was…

the Senate has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pass bipartisan legislation this week. The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act will honor this country's commitment to our country's toxin-exposed veterans and their…

I ask unanimous consent that we yield back all time and the vote occur right now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the…

the Senate is on the verge of honoring our commitment to our country's toxic-exposed veterans and their families through the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act. Look, generation after generation of veterans have been…

I call up amendment No. 5051. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Montana [Mr. Tester] proposes an amendment numbered 5051.

I ask to dispense with any further reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of June 7, 2022, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

today is an important day. This is the day that we are going to take up toxic exposure in the U.S. Senate. It is a day that, quite frankly, should have been two decades ago, three decades ago, five decades ago, but we are where we are. The…

the budget that is being presented today does not address those issues adequately?

I think this country is in good hands with the leadership, and the people that we have serving in our Military.