We, the Georgia delegation, rise tonight to honor the life and legacy of Laken Riley, who was murdered last week in Athens, Georgia, on the campus of the University of Georgia. Allow me to share a few words about Laken directly from her…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the town of Albion, ME. Albion was built with a spirit of determination and resiliency that still guides the community today, and this is a time to celebrate the…

Since December 18, 2023, my home State of Maine has endured a barrage of devastating storms causing severe flooding, power outages, and millions of dollars in damages. The sheer destruction that these storms have done to our working…

Madam President, last week, General Kurilla, the Commander of U.S. Central Command, gave me a briefing that was directly relevant to the national securities supplement that we are now considering. During the course of that briefing, the…

Madam President, for the information of our colleagues, I want to bring everyone up to date on where we are. For the past few days, the leadership on both sides of the aisle, as well as the bill managers on both sides of the aisle, have…

Mr. President, I rise with immense pride to be from Maine this afternoon. I want to thank my colleague for not only the hard work that she and the members of the Appropriations Committee have put in over the past 4 months to bring this…

Madam President, I yield 30 minutes of debate time to the senior Senator from South Carolina. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

Mr. President, I want to thank my distinguished colleague from Maine for his very kind comments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic whip.

Mr. President, the national security supplemental before us is of profound importance to America's security. It will provide updated, modern, effective munitions to our troops, rebuild our flagging defense industrial base, allow our Navy…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes, Senator Murray be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes, and Leader Schumer for up to 5 minutes prior to the rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I rise to urge strong support for the national security supplemental appropriations bill before us. Earlier this week, General Kurilla, the Commander of U.S. Central Command, told me that this is the most dangerous time in…

Mr. President, there are pivotal times in our Nation's history when what we do in this Chamber really matters. How we vote may well determine whether people live or whether they die; whether men and women live under the dictates of an…

Madam President, I rise today to introduce legislation to reauthorize the Building Our Largest Dementia, BOLD, infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act, legislation I authored that was signed into law in 2018. The Building Our Largest Dementia…

Madam President, I would like to ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Michael Marfut, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 118th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I recently read a book by the great historian William L. Shirer--not ``The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,'' which we all read some years ago, but a book about the fall of the Third Republic. It was about France between…

Mr. President, I, too, urge our colleagues to reject this motion that calls for the Appropriations Committee to put forward a year-long continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024. Adopting this motion would wipe out the work of the…

Mr. President, our colleagues are aware that there is a group of Senators who are meeting with the administration officials to try to carefully craft an urgently needed solution to the border security crisis. I rise today to discuss the…

Mr. President, I rise to provide a brief statement on the nomination votes on December 18, 2023. I was unable to attend the votes due to inclement weather. Had I been here on Monday, December 18, 2023, I would have voted in ``yea'' on vote…