Mr. President, I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the nomination of Antony J. Blinken to be U.S. Secretary of State. Mr. Blinken has decades of experience in foreign policy, beginning in the early 1990s as the Special Assistant to the…

Madam President, I rise today to support the nomination of Janet Yellen, a dedicated public servant and world- renowned economist, as Secretary of the Treasury. Janet Yellen's extensive background in economics and accomplished career in…

Madam President, I was proud to vote in support of Lloyd Austin to serve as our next Secretary of Defense. I cast my vote with confidence that he will capably lead the Department of Defense through this difficult period in our Nation's…

Madam President, I rise today to once again oppose a waiver to bypass U.S. law and allow a recently retired member of Armed Forces to serve as our Secretary of Defense. On the merits, I support the nomination of Lloyd Austin, and I believe…

I thank the chairman and Mr. Rogers from Alabama, the ranking member, for bringing this forward as a bipartisan effort. Mr. Speaker, I rise as one of those who opposed the waiver for General Mattis. People ask me, well, what is the…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:08 p.m., adjourned until 12 noon tomorrow…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 12 noon, Thursday, January 21; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I rise to support the nomination of Avril Haines to be the Director of National Intelligence. Ms. Haines is a historic nominee and would be the first woman to lead our intelligence community in this critical role. With a…

Ms. Cheney says that ``there has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.'' Read Ms. Cheney's statement. Let's come together and impeach the President for this high…

I thank the chairman of the Rules Committee for yielding. I congratulate him for his efforts down at the Rules Committee in acting and acting swiftly. I appreciate the remarks of Mr. Cole, for whom I have great respect, but I disagree with…

I thank the chairman for yielding. This is a troubled time, a sad time. It is a time where all of us have stood almost to a person and lamented the violence and the assault on this Capitol and the assault on democracy itself. It was right…

This beautiful Capitol dome is a symbol of freedom and democracy, not just for Americans but for people the world over. The action we take today, this impeachment, is a declaration to the world that when there is an attack on our…

Smashing windows and beating police officers over the head with fire extinguishers, a bloodthirsty mob attacked the Capitol and invaded this Congress last Wednesday. They erected a gallows and repeatedly chanted: Hang Mike Pence. They…

May I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 2\3/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Ohio has 4\3/4\ minutes remaining.

The cancel culture of violent white supremacy tried to cancel out all of our lives last Wednesday. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. Panetta).

Very quickly, the gentlewoman, whom I have not had the pleasure to meet yet, confuses disability and incapacity. Franklin D. Roosevelt was in a wheelchair. He had a disability, and he was one of our greatest Presidents. President Lincoln…

I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Katko).