Congress must make sure the VA does its job for Veterans and those who want to assist them by improving the accreditation application process.

It is time for Congress to catch up with where our country already is and pass the Equality Act.

We need you to help us answer this state of emergency with a sense of urgency.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 7 minutes and that Senator Grassley be permitted to speak for 5 minutes prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The notion that little kids are on the way to surgery or that medicines are being dispensed with abandon just doesn't bear any credence.

Mr. President, I have come to the floor today with a simple question: When exactly was the moment when military women like me no longer had the right to bodily autonomy? Our Nation was just fine with me using my body as I saw fit when I…

Senator Durbin, in your opening statement, you had mentioned this rhetoric.

We have a responsibility to support all of our children, no matter how they identify.

So thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, we have already seen 142,000 new jobs that have been created.

Let's use this power to protect everyone, especially the LGBTQ families, our fundamental freedoms, and our Nation's future.

It is estimated that between the IRA and the CHIPS and Science Act that by 2030 we should see nearly half a million new jobs.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2051 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

In the wake of what seemed to be endless novel problems and disruption, I believe the Fed and Congress have done a reasonable job given the cards that we have been dealt.

And yet we see from the Republicans that they want to reverse the progress that we have seen and cut these programs, which I think is a serious mistake.

Transgenderism must be eradicated.

I think that's wrong.

We on this committee remain committed to alleviating the financial stress on everyday Americans to pay rent and get food on the table.

Our children are listening and they are in danger.