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Mr. President, this legislation is central to the national security of the United States and to the welfare of the troops and their families who defend us every day. I would urge all my colleagues to vote to override the veto. I want to…
Mr. President, let me first begin by commending the chairman for his extraordinary efforts. He led this process, let there be no mistake about it. He rose to the challenges. This is the most challenging NDAA for so many different…
Mr. President, I would like to rise and discuss the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. First, I would like to salute the chairman. He has done an extraordinary job. We have both served on the committee for many years, and…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 4996) to ensure funding of the United States trustees, extend temporary bankruptcy judgeships, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate…
Mr. President, today I pay tribute to the life and contributions of a prominent Rhode Islander, Sergei Khruschev. You may recognize his last name. His father, Nikita Khruschev, came to power after the death of Joseph Stalin and led the…
Mr. President, as many of my colleagues know, the transition from deployment to civilian life is frequently difficult. Vet Centers, created in the wake of the Vietnam War, are community- based centers that were designed to provide critical…
Madam Speaker, it has been 9 months since Congress delivered a relief package for the American people. Since then, the pandemic has grown worse. Every time Democrats tried to pass a new relief package, the Republicans who control the U.S…
Madam President, I want to take some time to thank and commend my colleagues who are departing the Senate. All of these Members have devoted themselves to serving the Nation and serving their States. We are all better off for their…
Madam President, I should add a few other thank-yous because this, obviously, took a lot of effort to get through all these different committees in the Senate and the House and to get it passed on the Senate and House floor. I want to…
Madam President, today is a happy day for me to be joining my friends Senator Menendez and Senator Sullivan here on the Senate floor to celebrate the successful conclusion of a second chapter in a long effort to address the problem of…
Madam President, while Senator Grassley is on the floor, I would thank him for his remarks about the First Step Act and let him know that on the Judiciary Committee, I look forward to working with him to continue to advance that. As the…
The last word will be very brief if I am recognized, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. ____________________
Let me commend the chairman. I don't think we would be here without Chairman Inhofe's leadership. I have never seen anyone work so diligently and so constructively. We want to thank the staff. They do a remarkable amount of work. Also, we…
Mr. Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated our country for 9 months now. More than 15 million Americans have been infected. Nearly 300,000 are dead. Our economy is on the ropes. Folks are struggling just to get by, and Democrats…
Mr. President, I also want to thank the chairman for his extraordinary leadership in getting us to this point. For 59 years straight we have passed the National Defense Authorization Act, and I think, honestly, without the chairman's…
Mr. President, I mentioned recently in one of these speeches that an identity-laundering group called Donors Trust decided to do a letter to the editor of my home State paper asserting that they were just as innocent as newborn lambs. The…
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson) for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 578, the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, which ensures that individuals who are diagnosed with ALS…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bid farewell to a vital member of my team and my right-hand man in Rhode Island for the last 7 years. Seth Klaiman joined my staff as district director and then my Rhode Island chief of staff after working for…