I call up amendment No. 5469, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Hampshire [Ms. Hassan] proposes an amendment…

this is a commonsense, straightforward amendment to strike the surcharge on barrels of oil, and I urge my colleagues to vote yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina.

I am really pleased to be able to come to the floor this afternoon to join my colleague from Ohio, Senator Portman. We twice traveled to Ukraine together. I have appreciated his leadership as cochair of the Ukraine Caucus and his advocacy…

this is a country where America has spent a lot of blood and treasure and I think there are a lot of people in this country who care very deeply about what happens in Iraq

The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the production of hemp and opened the door for creativity and opportunity for both growers and processors.

Thank you, Chair Plaskett and Ranking Member Baird, for holding this hearing today.

He has worked to advance human rights in Eritrea, to support our allies in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Are we being successful at that?

I am delighted to be here this morning to introduce Joey Hood to this committee.

Probably even more concerning, Senator Kaine, than the restrictions that you cited that the Federal Government has done over our history is the fact that there are some who want to return to those restrictive policies.

Reserving the right to object. One of Congress's most basic jobs is the power of the purse. Americans rely on this body to provide Federal funds for programs that support national defense, small businesses, border defenses, conservation of…

I ask unanimous consent that at 1:45 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session and the Senate immediately vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 902, the nomination of Shereef Elnahal. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

I ask unanimous consent that in addition to myself, both Senators Grassley and Carper be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each before the scheduled vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I come to the floor today as the current chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies because I want to pay tribute to the clerk who has worked with me for the last 6 years but who has…

We would have been better off had we had U.S. and other allied ships in the Black Sea region when Putin invaded Ukraine.

I am really pleased to be able to come to the floor this morning to join my colleagues Senator Tillis, from North Carolina; Senator Ernst, from Iowa; Senator Blunt, from Missouri--and we are hoping to be joined by Senator Coons, from…

I think we are going to have to be much more visionary about how we think about this in the future.

One of the things I found particularly frustrating when I first got to the Senate was the fact that under our FEMA requirements you had to build back exactly the way it was before.