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Mr. President, the Senate will soon vote on the President's declaration of a national emergency. We have reached a moment of crisis, but it is not a constitutional crisis; it is a crisis on the border, a crisis of American sovereignty…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of the life and legacy of a friend and Holocaust survivor, Fred Hilsenrath, who recently passed away at the age of 90. Fred was only 4 years old when Adolph Hitler took over as chancellor of Germany. After…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the Matey nomination expire at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12; further, that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the…
As you know, while the Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, funding the priorities of the American people while addressing our nation's fiscal challenges is not an easy task.
I have only gotten to serve with two Presidents while I have been in Congress. President Obama I believe loved this country, but never once sent a budget to Capitol Hill that balanced ever, not in five years, not in 10 years, not in 15…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 103, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A…
Mr. President, I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
I appreciate your not trying to supplant our local control in this budget, but I want to be clear.
How often in the President's budget proposal are we spending less the next year than we were spending in the previous year?
I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Mr. President, the American Legion, the Nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, is celebrating its centennial this year. I rise today to recognize this milestone. For the past 100 years, the American Legion has been a…
Mr. President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, first, let me thank Chairwoman Waters for her work on this bill. I am delighted the House is considering this important bill, H.R. 758, which I have had the pleasure to…
Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers on this side of the aisle. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would just simply urge, with the work done by Mr. Foster and myself, and with thanks to the Chair, that we have strong bipartisan support in…
But there was a comment. I am using one example of many that came up in this hearing today on the other side about CDBG.
Funding the priorities of the American people while addressing our nation's fiscal challenges is not an easy task.
As the Congressional Budget Office warned earlier this year, our nation is nearing a fiscal crisis. I would argue we are already in one.
I hope that the leadership on the other side will find time to present a bill to the floor of the House of Representatives where the entire Congress can vote on a budget.