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Madam President, first of all, I thank the chaplain for the happy birthday that was part of the prayer. So they heard it in Heaven, as well as throughout the United States. Before the 2016 election, Democrats speculated very feverishly…
Mr. President, I would like to thank my colleagues for joining me on the floor today. It is clear that America is facing two separate, very different paths. Last Thursday, the Democrats in this Chamber blocked much needed assistance to…
Madam President, I imagine the people of the United States have been able to follow the demonstrations in Belarus in opposition to the President declaring victory there. Since Aleksandr Lukashenko came to power in Belarus in 1994, he has…
Mr. President, earlier today, my colleagues, Senator Schumer and Senator Wyden violated the Senate rules by attempting to offer a resolution disparaging oversight work being done by me and Senator Johnson. My colleague, Ranking Member…
Mr. President, we have recently seen yet another manufactured crisis by the Democrats for the benefit of the upcoming election. This is in regard to scaring the people about some notion that only Republicans would think about taking away…
Madam President, the signing of the Abraham Accords today at the White House represents a very historic breakthrough for peace in the Middle East. I am not saying that this accord alone will bring peace to that troubled region, but this is…
Mr. President, the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, which happened last month, was a very disgusting thing to hear about. Such action in Russia or by Russia is not unprecedented. In 2015, the leading democracy…
Today, the Senate will vote on moving forward with relief for Americans. That relief is necessary because of COVID-19. The bill contains new funds for testing and contact tracing, aid for schools and colleges to keep our kids safe, and it…
Madam President, this year has been one of the most challenging years for Iowa farmers during my 40 years in the Senate. Farmers have had to confront coronavirus supply chain disruptions, widespread drought, and a record windstorm that…
In August, I held 49 county meetings as part of my annual 99-county set of meetings in Iowa. At every meeting, the format is the same: Iowans set the agenda. Challenges from the pandemic and storm recovery were among their top concerns. To…
We can open our schools back up, we can open our colleges back up, we can continue to move forward, but we have to have personal responsibility.
Service: it's more than a word to me. It's a mission, a way of life.
I will just note very briefly for the record that there is no indication -- we all burst out laughing. There is no indication that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to ban farm animals and cars that they will once they seize power.
This election is a choice between two very different paths, freedom, prosperity and economic growth under a Trump-Pence administration, or the Biden-Harris path, paved by liberal, coastal elites and radical environmentalists.
I regret that we have partisanship that's gone beyond our water's edge. It is a fact and fixture of this country's national makeup today.
Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote on August 22, 2020 due to not being in DC. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 179; ``no'' on rollcall No. 180; ``yes'' on rollcall No. 181; and ``no'' on rollcall No…