We have to get these offices opened back up. This Committee has a constitutional duty to do oversight.

on Tuesday, the Senate Rules Committee conducted its markup of S. 1, which is the Senate's version of the Democrats' election bill that is designed to increase the Democrats' chances of maintaining their currently tenuous hold on power. We…

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) would have voted ``nay.'' The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in…

``infrastructure,'' ``court packing,'' ``crisis,'' ``Jim Crow,'' ``bipartisan''--all words that we recognize, all words with fixed, long-established meanings, and all words whose meanings are currently being twisted unrecognizably. In the…

I think when asked in February whether you support TPA renewal, you stated in your QFR responses that you would consult closely with Congress and work to pursue trade policies that receive bipartisan support.

farmers and ranchers really are a part of the climate solution, and they have contributed so much to the progress we have already made as a country

What is the administration doing to prioritize a new softwood lumber agreement between the U.S. and Canada?

We should pursue bipartisan measures to reduce the tax gap and better enforce our tax laws.

No one at any income level should believe that they are safe in cheating on their taxes.

I am looking forward to working with you on the subcommittee.

The tax gap is real. Republicans on this committee support closing it.

According to the latest official IRS estimates--the gross tax gap is $441 billion.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Pennslyvania (Mr. Toomey). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 62, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 179 Ex.] YEAS--62 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

Native American housing issues are critically important to my constituents.

No one at any income level should believe they are safe in cheating on their taxes.

I think that would be good for them to answer.

I would echo what my colleague from Delaware has said about the Chaplain's Bible study on a weekly basis. That, I think, is the highlight for many of us throughout the week. I would also say that the Senator from Delaware also has a very…