The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally), and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney).

Mr. Speaker, in times like this, it is easy to understand why we have a social safety net. Today, 6 million more Americans are on food stamps than were in February. Now, SNAP encourages work and education. Those are the critical…

Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to take a moment to honor Congressman John Lewis, who died on Friday. A leader of the civil rights movement, he was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders and an organizer of the 1963 March on…

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. 4275 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, I have 8 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…

Madam President, in reserving the right to object, let me start out by saying that I agree with virtually everything my colleagues from both Massachusetts and Texas have said about celebrating the emancipation of the slaves. That was an…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, let me say first that I appreciate my colleague from Wisconsin's work on this issue. It is an important issue. It is one that our committee has been working diligently on. Since the beginning…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, and to quickly respond to the Senator from Massachusetts, I am not taking anything away from Federal workers. I am just not willing to give them an extra day paid. So if we create Juneteenth…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr).

When COVID hit the U.S.

I helped lead a bipartisan, bicameral group of over 140 Members urging targeted, temporary, and equitable relief for cattle producers.

To Farmers to Families, I am thanking you for the generous boxes I received in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Farmers to Families works. It has been successful, and it is doing exactly what it was intended to do, connecting farmers to families in need.

As Congress, we have failed to deliver the resources necessary to properly aid our farmers and ranchers.

What has been accomplished really is worthy of celebration, and that would be true regardless of what Administration is in charge.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon.

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. 4160 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…