I ask unanimous consent that I be able to speak for up to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Inflation

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 63, nays 32, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 269 Leg.] YEAS--63 Baldwin…

Mr. Putin is causing a food shortage that they will see now this year.

Then would that not be something that we need to address?

``our experts believe and the data shows that most of the price increases we've seen . . . [are] expected to be temporary''--that is what President Biden said 1 year ago this month, something his administration has repeatedly echoed…

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. 4610 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the scheduled 11 o'clock vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I think Prime Minister Abiy, being the duly elected prime minister, deserves our attention and our support.

Africa is home to the most critically understaffed diplomatic corps in the world.

This is an opportunity that I think you can find bipartisan support, moving forward, in terms of improving our standing in Africa.

It would seem to me that judgment would suggest that if we really want to help these folks in Africa in the near term that we not do it at the expense of taking care of those programs, which have been appreciated and accepted by them…

Do we really have to kind of take a look more at focusing?

Prime Minister Abiy is the duly elected leader. He won the elections.

Unfortunately, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, China is now building the headquarters where Africa CDC will be located.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 40, as follows…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), the Senator from South…

175 native languages are spoken in this country today, and they are threatened. Without preservation efforts, by the year 2050 there will be fewer than 20 spoken. Now, for best fluency, you really should start language education by the age…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 43, as…