do I have any time remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. Vote on Motion to Commit The question is on agreeing to the motion.

this bill includes an $86 billion no- strings bailout of multiemployer pension plans. It does not belong in the current package. It has nothing to do with COVID. The bailout is not coupled with any reforms. Consequently, there won't be any…

I call up my amendment No. 902 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley]…

you folks on the other side of the aisle, the House Agriculture Committee voted out the bill that Senator Warnock successfully defended. That same House Agriculture Committee voted out a bipartisan bill that had the support of Congressman…

the multiemployer pension system has been in need of a major overhaul for years. More than 300 plans are critically underfunded. Moreover, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, PBGC, multiemployer insurance fund, which is a backstop…

I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes of debate, equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this week, my Democratic colleagues are poised to push through the Senate here an untargeted and unfocused $1.9 trillion tax and spending package, and it is all being done under the guise of COVID relief. Some of it is very essential for…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Rosen). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Thank you to the Senator from Florida as well and for sharing his personal story and why it is so important that we have transparency on bills like this COVID package. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has worked together…

I hope that if given the opportunity, you will visit us in middle America, and see some of the wonderful things that we are doing in the space of green energy.

with a one-party monopoly of Washington, DC, Democrats are back to their old spending habits. Most of the $1.9 trillion within the Democrats' ``COVID'' package has absolutely nothing to do with COVID. Unlike the previous five pandemic…

I do believe we need to find ways to speed along the permitting process, of course, taking into account our values.

I want to compliment that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission operates a highly successful whistleblower program. As one of the Senators who led the effort to establish that whistleblower program back in 2010, I am proud of what this…

before I speak, I ask unanimous consent that myself, Senator Braun, and Senator Hirono be able to complete our remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

just barely a year ago, I was here making a similar statement. Impeachment is one of the most solemn matters to come before the Senate, but I worry that it's also becoming a common occurrence. Before getting into the merits of this…

the Appropriations Committee is reportedly preparing to announce the return of earmarks. That is a process that, around here, we know. People back home might not know, so let me explain that the process of earmarks inserts individual…

from the streets of Portland and Seattle to right here in our Nation's Capital, lawlessness has ensued all too often across our Nation over the past year. I have consistently called it what it is--anarchy. And, folks, we need to be…

I am more interested in OMB from the standpoint of what it does on regulatory review than what I do in regard to the budget part of your work.