I announce that the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, this week, the Senate will consider three outstanding nominees to the Federal district courts. All three nominees are eminently qualified for the Federal bench and have the character and judicial temperament to serve with…

I thank my friend from New York for yielding. The rise of racially motivated violent extremism is a serious threat to Americans across the country. We, in Congress, can't stop the likes of Tucker Carlson from spewing hateful, dangerous…

I am proud to rise in support of H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022. I thank the Speaker of the House and House leadership for their support in taking action to address the very real and present threat of domestic…

I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6052, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021. The bipartisan VA OIG training act, which I introduced with…

I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall…

Mr. President, the majority leader reminds us of the tragedy that occurred in Buffalo over the weekend and how the shooter was somehow captivated by the notion of replacement theory--a theory which is so insane and so mean-spirited that it…

I am sick and tired of standing up here to say I am sick and tired. I am tired of reminding my colleagues that we have a gun violence epidemic in this country outside of mass shootings. We hold moments of silence. We stand up, we sit down…

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. 4255 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 182 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

As we have noticed today, this bill and other bills deal specifically with the promise we have made, I have made, and I know that Chairman Takano as well has made, to try to make things better for our women veterans. We also had the bills…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Rosen) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 179 Leg.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 88, nays 11, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 178 Leg.] YEAS--88 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) are necessarily absent.

I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1545

Madam President, let me join the majority leader in best wishes to our colleague Chris Van Hollen. It came as a surprise this morning, but we are heartened by the news that he is recovering, and we hope he will be back with us very, very…