We are here today because we do not want to have another pandemic like this.

I think we have debated back and forth about the benefits and risk of viral Gain-of-Function research.

This ORF8 is a synthetic link sequence, never found in nature, and they place it in here, right?

This ORF8 is a synthetic link sequence, never found in nature, and they place it in here, right?

I think we have debated back and forth about the benefits and risk of viral Gain-of-Function research.

Last week President Biden stated that the border should not be a political issue to be weaponized. I agree that Americans don't have time for games in Washington, but I think the President should take his own advice. Since day one of his…

I thank the leadership of the Senators from Texas and Alabama on this issue that is important to literally millions of Americans, as the Senators talked about. First of all, let the record show that, today, the Democrats objected to the…

It is really unfathomable that anyone in the country would stand up and carry the flag of terror and hate openly onto a college campus.

Antisemitic activity has been a growing problem as foreign bad actors have been funneling money onto our non-profit colleges and universities.

the antisemitic activities that have occurred on college campuses are absolutely appalling.

I think this is an important discrepancy, and I think it is one that should be investigated and discussed more openly.

I'd like to ask unanimous consent to enter to the record a letter of support for his bill, the Promoting Employment and Lifelong Learning Act from the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce.

Like the chairman, I think this is an important bipartisan hearing, and I think it is important that our Nation is always secure and that we have the best military readiness and capabilities possible.

I rise today to discuss a very serious problem: viral gain-of-function research. I am calling on this body to place a pause on all viral gain-of-function research, just like President Obama did in 2014. Maybe I will start with an analogy…

certainly I understand the Senator from Massachusetts' comments and his concerns. I would still continue to argue that the benefits have not outweighed the risk. We have not seen any benefits from this type of research. The whole concept…

I am concerned when my family is here to walk more than a block or two from the Capitol.

I am concerned when my family is here to walk more than a block or two from the Capitol.

a lot of those folks are already experiencing cuts, thanks to the sky-high inflation that is 19.9 percent since January 2021.