Climate change presents an existential threat to our environment, our economy, and our future. That is one of the reasons I was so proud to support the bipartisan infrastructure law, a generational investment in clean energy jobs and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, at 5 p.m. today all postcloture time on the Ruiz nomination expire; and that following the confirmation vote, the Senate vote on the motions to invoke cloture on the…

I thank my good friend Rodney Davis for yielding time to me and for organizing this Special Order. Tonight you are going to hear several words from our colleagues that will echo the same resounding words, and, that is, Vicki Dixon should…

I want to notify all Senators that they should expect four rollcall votes beginning at 5 p.m.

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), are necessarily absent.

Madam President, in keeping with the remarks of the Republican Senate leader, I would like to start with recognition of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's contribution to America. On July 12, 1994, a court of appeals judge named…

Madam President, this week, the Senate will consider three judicial nominees for the Northern District of Ohio. Before I speak on the nominees themselves, I would like to commend Senators Brown and Portman for working across the aisle to…

For decades, Americans have been asking their elected leaders to fix crumbling roads and bridges and modernize our Nation's transportation infrastructure. For decades, politicians of both parties promised to deliver on an infrastructure…

Today marks one year of Democrats in Congress working alongside the Biden-Harris administration on behalf of American families. I am proud of what we have accomplished so far, including the once- in-a-generation investment in our roads and…

Almost a year ago, I spoke here about the delays in our postal system, and a year later the calls to our office have not stopped. In fact, they have gotten more frequent and more frantic. Since the start of this year, 50 percent of all the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 206, nays 221, not voting 6, as…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Motion to Recommit Mr. Bost of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 4673 to the Committee on…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 228, nays 198, not voting 7, as…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized. There was no objection.

I urge my colleagues to support my motion to recommit, and I yield back the balance of my time.

In my debate and the things that I brought up here today, I never said that VSOs didn't have input. I did say the VA did not come to the committee, and we did not have the proper hearings. If the VA is in support of this bill, I would…

In response to the EVEST Act has been in the public domain, I think it is very important to note, as I mentioned earlier, the last Congress is not the same as this Congress. We have more than 70 Members who are new Members of Congress…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 265, nays 163, not voting 5, as…