Mr. President, in honor of Public Service Recognition Week, I rise to express my gratitude and appreciation for the millions of men and women who serve as Federal, State, county, and local government employees across the United States of…

Mr. President, today I rise to commemorate World Press Freedom Day, which was this past Sunday, and to celebrate the brave journalists all over the world who safeguard the values of truth, democracy, transparency, and justice through their…

Mr. President, while the Senate was out of session, the American people celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that historic anniversary. We first celebrated Earth Day in 1970 when…

Mr. President, I rise today to highlight the heroes of my home State of Maryland who are working on the frontlines to fight COVID-19. On January 21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the first confirmed case of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Madam President, I take this time to go over with my colleagues the status of where we are in regard to the provisions in the CARES Act that relate to small businesses. First, I want to make it clear that our top priority for America's…

Madam President, let me thank Leader Schumer for initiating this discussion. I am very pleased Senator Shaheen is also on the floor. The two of us worked on the Democratic side, with Senator Rubio and Senator Collins on the Republican…

I thank the majority leader for his kind and overly gracious remarks. Madam Speaker, I rise to offer my heartfelt thanks and my deepest appreciation to the people of Maryland's Seventh Congressional District for the high honor and the…

All of us, of course, were deeply saddened by the passing of our friend, Elijah Cummings, last year. He was a giant of moral strength and unquestioned integrity. In his 24 years in office, Elijah built a reputation for legislative skill…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have heard a number of people, including my friend, the minority leader, stand up and say we need to act in a bipartisan fashion, and the next statement is a partisan attack on one of our Members. It…

Mr. President, I am pleased that we are ready to act and we will be able to pass legislation in a few moments that will help deal with this pandemic. Like my colleagues, I have been in teleconferences with different groups in Maryland, and…

I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I would just repeat that all the amendment I offered would do is change the amount in the bill--that is all--to respond to…

Mr. President, let me just clarify some of the issues the majority leader pointed out. I am afraid that this unanimous consent is basically a political stunt because it will not address the immediate need of small businesses in the…

Reserving the right to object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. This is an unfortunate moment for the U.S. Senate. We came together on a bipartisan basis just a very short time ago to pass the CARES Act. It passed here 96 to nothing. That followed two other…

I send to the desk a resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Maryland? There was no…

I misspoke and elevated Mr. Neguse from Colorado, who is on the leadership and the freshman representative to the leadership, but now I am really recognizing the president of the freshman class, an extraordinary woman who has been in the…

Can I get the time remaining for both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 22 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 31 minutes remaining.