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…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak to the fiscal year 2022 State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill. Every year as December approaches, we finally roll up our sleeves and get serious about passing the critical appropriations…

Madam President, I also want to extend my congratulations to four individuals, four friends, both former colleagues and folks I have known for a long time, who have just been confirmed by the Senate of the United States. Their…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back the remaining time on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I appreciate my colleague from Montana's efforts to get the northern border travel back to normal. I understand that this is an important issue in Montana, and it is important to families along…

Madam President, before you leave, I want you to know that sitting next to me is Emily Spain from Santa Barbara, CA, where I think you might have been married, who is leaving today as my chief of staff. The VICE PRESIDENT. Welcome…

You are wonderful for coming to preside today and helping us to send her off. Now, if there is an extra box of Kleenex up there for me to use for my remarks, I would appreciate it. Godspeed. Godspeed. Madam President--soon to be Mr…

Mr. President, I have already telegraphed my pitch here, but I rise today to thank from the bottom of my heart the woman who has spent nearly two decades serving in this institution, and luckily for me, nearly 13 of those years have been…

Mr. President, I have 6 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…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Environment and Public…

Madam President, I call up my amendment No. 3330 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Delaware [Mr. Carper]…

Madam President, I would like to speak in opposition to the amendment. Let me be clear. Colleagues, let me be clear. Let me be clear. The EPA is not acting to regulate methane from cows or any other farm animals. This amendment is designed…

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…

Madam President, the amendment that I have called up is clear, it is simple, and it is straightforward. It makes clear that we are going to address the climate crisis. We are going to do it through policies that do several things: one…

Mr. President, Senator Capito has been very, very gracious in her thanks and praise, and it is now her turn to be on the receiving end. We have all heard of the Gang of 20 or the Gang of 22--the Group of 20 or 22--but before there was a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding adoption of substitute amendment No. 2137, the Toomey amendment No. 2656 be considered and agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I do not. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the original request by the Senator from Delaware?

Mr. President, we just heard from the senior Senator from Illinois. I remember when he was a junior Congressman from Illinois, elected in 1982, along with about 80 other Democrats and Republicans from all over the country. One of them was…