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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Van Hollen). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…
Mr. President, 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. 468 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, on Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as the Secretary of Agriculture. It is a role he is familiar with, having previously served as Agriculture Secretary under President Obama. I voted in support of his nomination…
The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 64, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…
Mr. President, 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. 411 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Mr. President, earlier this month, 16 Democratic Senators introduced a resolution calling for President Biden to forgive $50,000 of Federal student loan debt per borrower--$50,000. There is no question that student loan debt is a problem…
Mr. President, 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. 402 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
Our farmers and ranchers depend on open markets and reliable trading relationships around the world.
I think the American people deserve to know where their beef is coming from.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…
Mr. President, in his inaugural address, President Biden spoke about his desire to unify. He said this: Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this: bringing America together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. Admirable…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…
I know you heard about 340B a few times yesterday, so I will try to keep this quick. But to me, the key to 340B is that it enables hospitals and covered entities to provide community benefits that otherwise may not be available.
Congress should honor this request and work to reduce regulatory barriers so that these can be implemented in an expeditious manner.
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The yeas and nays…
I think $1.9 trillion on top of the almost $5 trillion that we have already done has the potential to create lots of disruptions in an economy that we are trying to get back on its feet, and perhaps could do more harm than good.
We all agree that the economy is still in need of fiscal and monetary support.
I would first like to ask about the SLR exclusion which is set to expire on March 31st.