Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 167, 196, 197, 198, 199, and 200; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 316, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, unfortunately, rates of suicide have risen to epidemic levels in the United States, with suicide now the tenth leading cause of death in the country. On average, there are 129 suicides every day, roughly one every eleven…

We have known that critical infrastructure was the prime target for cyber hackers for more than a decade.

We can't just have the Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce come in here and say, no, we are against all this stuff.

If I could mention just one additional thing that doesn't really bear on this Committee, but I am hoping we can get it done bipartisan and maybe even by unanimous consent.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2668, the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act. This critical legislation restores the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to hold…

Once again, the United States and its partners and allies in Europe have the opportunity to partner to advance the causes of liberty, democracy, and human rights and a future dictated not by the long reach of authoritarianism.

The Department is moving forward on a number of key concepts that will be vital for competing with a peer competitor.

We want to be prioritizing as many dollars as possible to our capabilities and not to rebuilding things that we could have protected.

This plan would address changing energy demands, installation resilience, and the resilience of strategic assets.

Mr. President, today I am joining Senator Collins in introducing the Green Retrofits Act of 2021, which seeks to boost energy efficiency in multifamily residential homes across the Nation. The legislation would accomplish this goal through…

Mr. President, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. ____________________

What I think that does is stress the need for improving human capital, so that they can be competitive in jobs that they might otherwise not be.

climate change every day becomes much more pronounced and much more obvious to all of us, and the impact on the economy is something that I think is not transitory.

So with reasonable and available daycare, that should contribute to increased labor force participation.

We are stronger when we have varied and different points of view and backgrounds that we can bring to the table.