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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was announced--yeas 45, nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 360 Leg.] YEAS--45 Barrasso…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 359 Leg.] YEAS--48 Barrasso…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 36, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 362 Leg.] YEAS--61 Baldwin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 61, nays 35, as follows…
Madam President, on Sunday, I had the privilege of attending a welcome home ceremony for the 235th Military Police Company of the South Dakota National Guard after their 10-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay. It was a fitting activity for…
Mr. President, I rise to discuss bipartisan legislation that I have introduced with Senator Lujan which would grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated, known as NAIV. The NAIV was chartered in 2004…
I would also like to thank Senator Hirono for the open communication that we have received in coordinating and successfully passing these pieces of legislation. I yield the floor. ____________________
Mr. President, I wanted to say how pleased I am to finally see this bill pass the U.S. Senate. I want to underscore, again, the situation of recognizing the important work done by the NAIV to benefit our Native American veterans. I…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following legislative fellows in my office be granted the privileges of the floor for the remainder of the Congress: Robert Watson Fagan and Benjamin Shafer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 62, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 356 Leg.] YEAS--62 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 5100 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse).- The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 354 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…
Mr. President, I want to begin my remarks this morning by first expressing my profound gratitude to the people of South Dakota for once again trusting me to serve as their Senator. I am deeply grateful to live in South Dakota and to…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 36, as follows…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 353 Leg.] YEAS--51 Baldwin…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) would have voted…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee) would have voted…
Mr. President, earlier this week, more than 71 years after he was killed in the Korean war, U.S. Army Private First Class Melvin J. Little Bear was returned home to McLaughlin, SD. In 1951, Private First Class Little Bear, a native of…