I don't think we are going to have the economy that is going to work for all parts of this country.

As a government, we did not learn our lesson after Vietnam.

When our service men and women are subjected to toxins and environmental hazard, our sense of duty to them must be heightened.

On this international day of women, I remind everyone that the first Member of this body who was a woman was Jeannette Rankin. She was elected from the State of Montana in 1916 and again in 1940. She served us well; she served us…

Investing in companies in the stock market should not be something that can only be gamed by the wealthy.

I do not feel bad for those who have lost money trying to game the market.

Our system should work for everybody that is trying to invest in their future.

I would like to call up amendment No. 1197 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Montana [Mr. Tester]…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Manchin be added to this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Vermont.

in accordance with section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of all applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for the purpose of…

I rise, and unfortunately I have to speak against this amendment from my good friend Jerry Moran. But here is the deal. If you talk to the veterans, they like VA care, but there are some cases where community care is very, very important…

I ask unanimous consent for 4 minutes of debate, equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this motion to commit will send this bill back to the Foreign Relations Committee to include authorization of the Keystone XL Pipeline in the final bill. In fact, as we saw earlier this morning, the Keystone XL Pipeline has bipartisan…

I have a motion to commit at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Montana [Mr. Daines] moves to commit the bill H.R. 1319 to the…

The only thing that has been killed is the Keystone XL Pipeline by President Biden. This resurrects the Keystone XL Pipeline. The union jobs are needed. The rural communities need these tax revenues for their schools. This is what we want…

Senator Hoeven will speak for 1 minute. I will speak for 1 minute, and I would ask that I be notified when I run of out of my minute. Mr. President, this is the most important vote of the night. It is 2:41, so pay attention here. The…

I think that is a dangerous ideology as we think about the future for our country.

well, I want to thank my colleague from West Virginia, Senator Capito, for clearly laying out her concerns with this COVID package. I think about where we were a year ago. We were right here in this Chamber. It was March of 2020, and we…