Thank you, Mr. Spital, and I appreciate your remembering and recognizing the civil rights heroes who did so much to bring about the right to vote.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my amendment No. 3062 be called up and reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mrs…

Mr. President, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill…

Mr. President, this amendment maintains what has been the existing right of any Senator to weigh in on the special treatment we give to designated funds. As it stands, this current budget resolution would destroy that right and allow a…

Madam President, my amendment provides for ensuring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is charged by Congress with enforcing immigration laws in the United States, has sufficient resources to deport illegal aliens who…

Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3742 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Hagerty]…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I can't agree to move forward with this nominee today. I think this is really unfortunate. We could have avoided this. This could have been avoided altogether if the Senate Foreign Relations…

Mr. President, States and localities are not allowed to tax land held by the Federal Government. As a result of this, Congress created the PILT Program to reimburse States for that lost revenue. Now, PILT payments are determined by a…

I call for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

Madam President, inflation is out of control. Very few seem to be willing to talk about it, much less address it. Now, look, it hasn't been this bad since the great recession. Even then, only two of the months out of that entire crisis…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 3141 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an…

Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3815 and ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes…

Madam President, this letter asked Dr. Collins about news reports that Chinese researchers were allowed to delete data from a genetic database managed by the NIH. The data they removed included information about the novel coronavirus that…

Madam President, recently, Francis Collins, who is the current Director of the National Institutes of Health, said in an interview: We call on China to really open up, something they have not done, and to be more transparent about what…

Madam President, as I said earlier in this debate, I agree that working to shore up our hard infrastructure is a worthy cause. Investing in infrastructure the right way is a wise investment in America's future and in our long-term…

Madam President, the Senator's objection exposes the Democrats' true intention. I have never objected to considering amendments on this bill--not once. Democrats say they want amendments, but they can't take yes for an answer. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number and that they be the only remaining amendments in order: First, Ernst, No. 2639; Cornyn-Padilla, No. 2602…

Mr. President, I want to concur with my colleague from Tennessee in his beautifully stated remarks and the way he has brought forward the frustration that Tennesseans have. You know, I had the opportunity to be at home yesterday. We have a…