on November 3 of this year, Special Counsel Durham indicted Christopher Steele's primary subsource, Igor Danchenko. He indicted him on five counts of lying to the FBI. He lied about his contacts and the identity of his sources. One of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Hunter Biden

today I am going to highlight a new Hunter Biden record that I have recently made public. Before I get to that point, I am going to take a trip down memory lane--yes, down memory lane. On September 23, 2020, Senator Johnson and I released…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Department of Defense Audit

I thank Ranking Member Smith for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this reckless social spending bill. It is simply wrong that, rather than funding mandatory programs like Social Security and Medicare--which are…

my fellow Senators: On November 4 of this year, I introduced an amendment to this year's national defense bill. This amendment focuses on the Office of Net Assessment. That office is within the Pentagon. The Office of Net Assessment's…

on November 15, the Pentagon announced that it completed its fourth consecutive annual audit and received a fourth consecutive failing opinion. This is what the Pentagon believes: If it somehow merely just conducts an audit, then somehow…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Inflation

inflation soared to a 31-year high in October. Now, after thinking about it, it seems President Biden and his allies are sensing inflation may endanger their reckless tax-and-spending agenda. Now, as a result, they have taken to arguing…

My constituents understand that trade is a lifeblood for U.S. farmers.

Trade is obviously a very key driver in Iowa's economy.

as the meatpacking industry became increasingly concentrated in the 1990s, fewer animals were sold through negotiated purchases--or, you could say, you could call that cash purchases or you could call it the spot market. In the 1990s, we…

I have encouraged people to be vaccinated. I have helped assist them. I have answered questions.

I think shaming, blaming, ridiculing people, whether it is on social media or in person, is not the way to get people to be vaccinated.

It does seem to be a double standard, I would agree with you on that, and we will keep continuing to push those issues.

Consumers should have year-round access to a low-cost, low-carbon fuel, E15, year-round.

the Senate has unanimously passed a bill entitled Protecting America's First Responders Act. I authored this legislation to expand benefits to first responders who are injured in the line of duty. The Public Safety Officers' Benefit…

on September 23, 2021, I inserted for the record an explanation of my intent to hold the Intel Authorization Act because I was concerned with changes made to the whistleblower protections. Specifically, it would have prevented…