I strongly support Congressman Lee Zeldin as the nominee to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. We are blessed in America with enormous natural resources. I support using our resources responsibly; I support…

If they did want a serious conversation, they would talk about Joe Biden’s pardons, over 8,000 of them.

reserving the right to object, I heard the Senator from Washington State say we are now 1 week into the Trump administration. I am very grateful we are now 1 week beyond the Biden administration. Democrats do not want a serious debate here…

Democrats do not want a serious debate here about the use of presidential pardon power.

criminals in the world today have an international friend. That friend is called the International Criminal Court. The ICC is headquartered in Europe. It claims unchecked power and power to enforce very loosely defined so-called…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles, where applicable, be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy) would have voted ``yea.''

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 39, S. Res. 40, and S. Res. 41. There being no…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 29, as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived with respect to the Duffy nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We have a shared agenda focused on rebuilding the economy, getting the country back to work and securing the border and making sure that America is strong and safe.

a few days ago--I think you were in the chair, and I was here--we saw the minority leader stand at that podium and pledge to cooperate with Republicans when nominees, he said, were highly qualified and bipartisan. It took less than 72…

First, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Durbin and I be allowed to speak for up to 15 minutes each prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Agreement--Executive…

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. 211 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent also that the mandatory quorum call in relation to the Ratcliffe nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cabinet Nominations

today this Senate will confirm John Ratcliffe to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This is a win for our national security. Frankly, this should have been done 2 day ago, but Democrats unnecessarily delayed this important…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) would have voted ``yea.'' The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as…

yesterday, I had a chance to meet with President Trump at the White House. I shared with him that his nominees are receiving strong support here in the U.S. Senate, and I assured President Trump that Republicans in the Senate are committed…