Reserving my right to object. For the reasons I articulated on Monday, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Senator from New York.

The influence of Russia and its leadership under the long rule of Vladimir Putin on global democratic backsliding and corrupt governance cannot be overStated.

As Representative Langevin said, public events, such as hearings and markups, need to be accessible, particularly to the deaf community.

I recently introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Blackburn establishing a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at both DHS and Department of Defense (DOD).

You are spot on, on that comment.

I am the first quadriplegic to serve as a Member of Congress.

The Supreme Court Olmstead decision, for example, that people with disabilities have a right to live actively, independently in their communities.

I am pleased to introduce John Tien, President Biden's nominee to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

Physical accessibility of the Capitol complex is something that I think about daily, not by choice, but really out of necessity.

I think things have just taken a lot longer to get where we need to get.

the access to interpreters or realtime broadcasting of the translation of what is said at the hearings would be important.

We haven't quite reached that goal yet as a country, but it is a worthy goal that I am bound and determined in my time in Congress to see us get closer to achieving.

I look forward to further discussions on the topic and others.

We need to ensure that the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights completes timely, biennial ADA inspection reports.

It allows someone with a disability to kind of get a feel for the job.

for the reasons that I articulated last evening, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The Senator from New York.

When I was a kid in Rhode Island, they did not call that 'payday lending.' They called it 'loan sharking.'

I would be a no vote on the provision embedded in this amendment that creates first and second class States for purposes of the INFRA Program.