As if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 128, S. 623; Calendar No. 626, S. 4451; Calendar No. 635, S. 4974; Calendar No. 298…

Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 512, YEA on Roll Call No. 513, and YEA on Roll Call No. 514. ____________________

we are on the floor here in the U.S. Senate debating and discussing the National Defense Authorization Act-- the NDAA, as we call it--one of the most important bills of the year because it sets our defense policy, defense spending numbers…

But then I guess it begs the question, is it just that one vaccine or kind of where is it coming from more broadly? So, those are the conversations that I think are important for me to have with him, because I do think that vaccines save…

We’ll see what the process bears.

This bill will increase transparency of Amtrak decisions as Amtrak uses Federal funding to improve operations, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

my colleagues have been down on the Senate floor for the last hour talking about the world that the Biden- Harris administration left us in terms of national security, and it is a really important topic. It is a much more dangerous world…

it is Thursday afternoon; and, well, I don't know if our new pages know the significance of Thursday afternoon, but it is usually the time I come down and talk about our Alaskan of the Week. Hopefully, everybody can see that. It is kind of…

I ask unanimous consent that the following fellows in my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of Congress: Michael Polyak and Akacia Halliday-Isaac. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Cantwell). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I think it would be helpful. Everybody's talking about it. It apparently was just about done.

I am very hopeful that since there won't be any tug-of-war between the parties in any of the Chambers or the White House, there should be a concerted effort just to resource-up.

I know that there is concern about the Coast Guard being gobbled up into DoD and swallowed up by the Navy, and nobody wants that.

on March 6, 2021, almost a year to the day after communities across America--and Alaska--shut down in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, this body was voting on the third COVID relief bill, the American Rescue Plan. Unfortunately…

And you also really help young people figure out their finances, do long-term planning for retirement.

I consider childcare a workforce issue, and I wonder if you could talk a little bit about improvements made to your childcare situation.

I have come to the floor this morning to speak about the nomination of Dr. Michael Sfraga. He is an Alaskan, and he has been nominated to be our Nation's very first Ambassador at Large for the Arctic. We are going to have this vote very…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 20 minutes and that Senator Paul be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…