On the public record
Every politician on the site, every statement on file. Search, filter, and read the public record.
9,700+·quotes on file
my colleagues today have all had the same concern. That is, while we recognize the need to address the debt limit that our country is now up against, we also recognize that the defense of our country is a critical and necessary part of our…
I ask unanimous consent to be recognized to speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 139 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: The Senator from Tennessee Mr. (Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 17, nays 81, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 140 Leg.] YEAS--17 Blackburn Braun Britt Graham Hawley Hyde-Smith Lummis…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 62, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 137 Leg.] YEAS--35 Barrasso Blackburn…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 138 Leg.] YEAS--46 Barrasso Blackburn…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 21, nays 75, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 136 Leg.] YEAS--21 Barrasso Blackburn…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 30, nays 69, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 145 Leg.] YEAS--30 Baldwin Blumenthal Booker Cantwell Cardin Carper Cortez…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Texas Mr. (Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee Mr. (Hagerty). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 46, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 141 Leg.] YEAS--46 Barrasso…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Jerry Oster
before I begin, I would like to take just a moment this morning to recognize a pillar of the South Dakota press corps who has served at WNAX in Yankton, SD, for an incredible 47 years. His name is Jerry Oster, and he truly is an…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 142 Leg.] YEAS--48 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…
The following Senator was necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 47 nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 143 Leg.] YEAS--47 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 144 Leg.] YEAS--48 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr…
I think it caused many Americans to believe that he was being stubborn and intransigent, and I think it really -- it put his negotiators in a weaker position than if they just would have come to the table a hundred days ago.
This is the best debt ceiling deal that Republicans have ever cut.
it may have taken a while, but it looks like the White House may finally be coming to the debt ceiling negotiating table in a more serious way. The President has now appointed members of his staff to negotiate directly with Speaker…