when you told me you swore an oath to the Constitution and that's to whom you have fealty, but when you're asked about support for religious liberty and you cannot answer whether you would support religious liberty, that to me tells me…

Madam President, in January of 2020, when reports began to circulate about the coronavirus, I instructed my oversight and investigations staff to get a classified briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of…

I assume that, if your investigation finds a violation of the law, you are going to see that people are prosecuted.

On another matter, the President's budget tries to justify unprecedented levels of spending and debt by assuming interest rates will remain historically low.

Under the President's budget, spending as a percent of GDP would average 24.5 percent for the next decade.

Given Secretary Yellen recognizes the potential of higher interest rates, doesn't proposing a budget that results in public debt reaching 117 percent of GDP by 2031 and continues to rise thereafter risk leading us down the path that we…

But if interest rates do increase, that could be catastrophic given escalating debt under the President's budget.

Madam President, when I was first elected to Congress in the 1970s, I ran as ``Grassley, the inflation fighter.'' Inflation was about 12 or 13 percent at that time. When I ran for the Senate, it was 12 or 13 percent again, and it hasn't…

We are pushing back against the federal government incentive for people to stay home.

We can`t continue to pay people to stay home.

Contrary to statements just made here in Iowa they're having tremendous difficulty in hiring people, and these are not jobs at minimum wage.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Stephen Voline, a legislative defense fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

Madam President, I rise again today in support of my colleague in calling for consideration of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. This is an effort whose time has come for serious debate and consideration on…

Madam President, just 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in the defense of our great Nation. America owes an immeasurable debt of gratitude to this small number of citizens who give so much to protect our freedoms and our way of life…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered Military Appreciation Month

Mr. President, first of all, I compliment Senator Thune with his remarks and agree with everything that he said and particularly to emphasize his call for a hearing before the Senate Agriculture Committee, something we have been trying to…

It is critical that this Committee continues its work with the SBA to ensure that the COVID relief programs we have worked on so hard over the past year are administered effectively and with transparency.

Mr. President, for years prior to the COVID pandemic, U.S. taxpayer dollars were being funneled into Communist China's state-run Wuhan Institute of Virology. After COVID appeared in the vicinity of the Wuhan Institute, instead of…