Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 908. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the…

Madam President, I have five requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

when we do not apply these standards in a uniform way our adversaries like China, like Russia, point out that we conveniently use human rights and these instruments only as a cudgel against our adversaries and that we do not mean them

I wish the Biden administration had pursued that.

That common thread is: Resisted by the executive branch.

It seems to me we have a responsibility to make a statement.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 523, S. 3606. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

We, the U.S. Senate, should hold that up until we get absolutely assurances from the UAE.

I certainly support this legislation to pay tribute to the giant Elijah Cummings. I have so many memories of Elijah. The first memory I have is that we both represented Baltimore for many years together. I started to notice that he and I…

I have no further speakers. I urge everybody to pass this, and I yield back the balance of my time.

We lost Elijah far too early. His memory continues to guide us. His example is one to which all Members of this institution, all Members, all Americans, and all people ought to aspire. Attaching his name to this post office will serve as a…

We are better than this. Surely, all of us ought to be saying that to ourselves as we conclude this Congress. We are better than this. You will hear that said so often when we talk about our friend, Elijah Cummings. Mr. Speaker, I rise…

I congratulate the gentlewoman on this legislation. My grandfather, who actually was in politics in Minnesota, was good friends with Floyd Olson, who also was in politics. He was a three-term Governor, an active member of the…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Puerto Rico for her kind words. We have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

In this time of national division and in this time of great partisanship, I am reminded of when we went through similar periods, and it was always Elijah Cummings on this side of the aisle and others who would remind us that we really were…

Madam President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during…

In closing, I urge passage of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.