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Mr. President, I rise today in support of the Laken Riley Act. Nearly a year ago, Laken Riley--a college girl more than 1,000 miles from our southern border--was jogging on her university's intramural fields. Also more than 1,000 miles…
Mr. President, yesterday I watched closely the nomination hearing for Pete Hegseth. He is President Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense. For the safety and security of our Nation, Pete deserves a swift, swift confirmation. I am…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice), and the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice), and the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms…
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. 92 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the Senate's confirmation process because today Senate committees are beginning their hearings, starting to hear from the nominees from President-elect Donald Trump--qualified nominees. We are going…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted ``yea.''
Mr. President, something unexpected is happening in the early days of this new Congress, right here in the Senate, and that is we are seeing some bipartisanship. Republicans and a number of Democrats have now agreed that violent criminals…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) would have voted ``yea.'' The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 84, nays 9, as…
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. 42 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, 2 months ago, the American people gave Republicans a clear mandate. It is a mandate to get America back on track. Senate Republicans won 53 seats. In the House of Representatives, Republicans are in the majority. And…
Madam President, I rise today to talk about the threats to America's security and our Republican effort to fight back. On New Year's Day, 14 Americans were killed in a heartbreaking, deadly act of terrorism. Dozens of our fellow Americans…
Madam President, I now ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment, where applicable, be agreed to; that the bills, as amended, if amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motions to…
Madam President, as if in legislative session, and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6395, and the Senate proceed to the…
Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following bills: Calendar No. 422, which is S. 1348, and Calendar No. 501, which is S. 1890. There being no…
I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendments be considered and agreed to and that the bills, as amended, be considered read a third time en bloc. The committee-reported amendments in the nature of a substitute…
I know of no further debate on the bills, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bills, the bills having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bills pass? The bills (S. 1348 and S. 1890), as…
I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported title amendment to S. 1890 be considered and agreed to; that the title of S. 1890, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider with respect to S. 1348 and S. 1890 be…