Madam President, since President Biden took office, we have seen historic job growth and a dynamic economy. Wages are rising, and they are rising fastest for working-class Americans. But despite this significant economic progress, today…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, for myself as Chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics and for Senator Lankford, vice chairman of the committee, that the Annual Report of the Select Committee on Ethics for calendar year 2021 be…

Mr. President, I have 3 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Fifty-four to thirty-three. In baseball, we are hoping there is going to be a settlement in the baseball dispute right now between labor and management. But, in baseball, you have some games that go extra innings, but at the end of the…

Mr. President, we just had a vote, and the vote--Mr. President, would you mind repeating the margin on that vote. Do you have that handy? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Fifty-four to thirty-three.

I thank my colleague for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule, to voice my strong support of the America COMPETES Act, and to highlight pivotal supply chain provisions that I worked on with Representatives…

Mr. President and colleagues, as today's debate begins to wind down, I want to rise to join those who have called for the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Years ago, when the United…

Madam President, why are we here? Why is this Senate dedicating this entire day to a debate on the floor? Well, we are here today to talk about, to debate and consider two critical voting rights bills. It is our fourth try. It is our…

Madam President, 1 year ago tomorrow, a violent mob attacked our Capitol--this Capitol. Five Americans died, and hundreds sustained injuries in what has been described as the worst attack on our Capitol since the War of 1812 and the worst…

Mr. President, I rise today to join with my colleague the Senator from Alaska in celebrating some good news. Every now and then, something really good happens here in the Congress of the United States. Many of us know the story of ALS, a…

I want to express my gratitude to my friend and colleague from Alaska. It is, indeed, a deep well of darkness into which a family is cast when they receive a diagnosis of ALS. My own awareness of this disease and its dread consequences is…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the bill having been read a third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 3537) was passed.

Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3537, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington. ____________________

Madam President, I come to the floor at a time when, I believe, as of today, there are 72 nominees for State Department and USAID positions here in Washington and overseas pending on the Senate floor. I am going to make a series of…

I want to thank my colleague, the senior Senator from Delaware. I, too, have known Governor Markell for decades, and I, too, was prepared to make long and fulsome comments about his remarkable record of achievement both as a leader in the…

Madam President, at a time when we need senior people to help our country deter adversaries, advance our interests, and secure our values, it is important that all the nominees currently waiting on this floor be confirmed. They are well…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas and nays have been ordered. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the…