providing for the common defense is one of the core responsibilities of the Federal Government. It is, in fact, a primary reason why the Federal Government exists. In fact, the Constitution states: The United States shall guarantee to…

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. 997 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 71 Leg.] YEAS--47 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 31, nays 65, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 72 Leg.] YEAS--31 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Capito Cornyn Cotton…

this amendment is very simple, it declares any pandemic convention produced by the intergovernmental negotiating body to be a treaty requiring Senate advice and consent. I had a similar amendment on the Iranian agreement a few years ago…

Pretty interesting statement, if it was not aligned with reality.

there is nothing in my amendment that would harm what the Senator from Virginia tried to accomplish in repealing the authorization for use of military force. So my amendment can be accepted and have no impact whatsoever on the legislation…

As the next FAA reauthorization approaches, modernizing the Nation's air traffic control system, including through the implementation of next gen, must remain a top priority.

I think this will be a big part of this FAA reauthorization.

I believe that a clear framework for such operations is critical to the safety and efficiency of the NAS.

There's a need for this and it seems like we've gotten kind of behind the eight ball.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The result was announced--yeas 33, nays 62, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 75 Leg.] YEAS--33 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cramer…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. McConnell). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 41, nays 55, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 73 Leg.] YEAS--41 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito…

So, the definitions of what is necessary for a secret or a top secret or a TS/SCI, the conditions or the policies are consistent across all departments?

last December, the World Health Assembly established an intergovernmental negotiating body to draft a new convention on pandemic prevention and preparedness. At its fourth meeting last month, the negotiating body accepted a draft of this…

I spent 6 years as a State energy regulator, and our focus was always on safe, affordable, reliable energy because we knew that that could power American prosperity. Indeed, this abundance of American energy that we have been talking about…

Just to follow up a little bit, recognizing once again that we will get a full report in the next couple of weeks, but it seems to me that when it turns into an MRIA there is an expectation that the board, or the executive officers, would…

During this time period, perhaps for as much as 6 months during that previous year, the bank was without a risk management officer. Is that correct?