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Madam President, the motorcoach industry has been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic turndown as a result of it. Iowa has many motorcoach operators, several of which are really family owned and some of them for…
Madam President, now that the United Kingdom has separated from the European Union, it is our opportunity to sit down with the United Kingdom and do some business. Therefore, I am pleased that the United States and the United Kingdom are…
Madam President, 4 years ago, Jill Larsen opened Crayons 2 Pencils Early Learning Center in Norwalk, IA. This state of the art childcare center offers full day, before and after school care, and preschool-only programs for children from 6…
Madam President, I want to talk about the World Trade Organization. I have said what I am going to say now before. So I want to say it again: The United States must reaffirm its commitment to significant reform of the World Trade…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Hyde-Smith). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________
Former Vice President Biden and Minority Leader Schumer have indicated a willingness to end the so-called filibuster if Democrats gain a majority in the U.S. Senate after this year's election. Meanwhile, Democrats used the same rule to…
About half an hour ago, Leader McConnell gave an outline of the bill that will be before the Senate in regard to carrying on where the CARES Act left off. Those of us who are chairmen of various committees or have input into this process…
Mr. President, on this very day in 1940, Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles issued a statement outlining U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union's annexation of the Baltic States. It began: ``During these past few days the devious…
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment. What it does is, it sees that in the underlying legislation there is language that strikes the President's ability to use the resources within the Department of Defense budget to build a…
Mr. President, on another issue--and more current-- earlier this year, after the longest economic expansion in U.S. history, the government told the American people to stay home and businesses to close--the first time in 240 years of our…
Mr. President, I am pleased that earlier today the Senate passed S. 3841 by unanimous consent. This is a commonsense measure that will ensure the $1,200 economic impact payments Congress provided to help individuals meet essential needs…
Madam President, before I speak, several of my colleagues on this side of the aisle, over the next several minutes-- well, probably for more than a half hour--will be coming to the floor to discuss what I am discussing, which is a very…
Madam Speaker, I was unable to vote on July 22, 2020, due to delayed arrival to the floor. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 153. MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS…
Mr. President, the coronavirus doesn't come with a label saying ``Made in China,'' but perhaps it should. This pandemic, which began in Wuhan, China, has flooded the world just like so many products from China that we all now rely upon to…
Mr. President, Americans are facing extremely challenging times, and, right now, folks are working hard just to make ends meet to put food on their table and to care for their families and their loved ones. As our communities continue to…
Madam President, there is an area in Bosnia that goes by the name of Srebrenica. This month is the 25th anniversary of a massacre that took place there. It happens to be the worst genocide on European soil since the Holocaust. Twenty-five…
Madam President, I ask permission to speak for 1 minute in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement entered into force on July 1, and I am eager to see the modernized agreement deliver on its promises to spur job growth for American farmers, workers, and businesses, and even help our innovators. Also, at…