I want to address one thing before we start. It was again mentioned about the bipartisan bill. The bipartisan bill was a bad bill. It didn't stop catch and release. It didn't expedite immediately to the country of origin. It didn't rebuild…

These are the types of things that have been taken out of this bill: healthcare protections, consumer protections, environmental protections, safety protections. These are the types of things that have been taken out of this bill because…

I heard my colleague on the Republican side talk about the reduction in the number of pages in the bill. What I want to point out is by reducing the number of pages, which is not the issue, they reduced the help for the American people…

Have the Republicans forgotten that they are in the majority? The bill that was supposed to come up was posted and negotiated by the Republican Speaker. He posted it. He negotiated it. You know that the bill that you are bringing up…

I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 512, YEA on Roll Call No. 513, YEA on Roll Call No. 514, and YEA on Roll Call No. 515. ____________________

I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 3791, and I know of no further debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the motion? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the motion to concur in the House amendment to…

Madam President, I understand that the Senate has received the House message to accompany S. 3791. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the…

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing no further debate, the question is on adopting the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 934) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The resolution is printed in today's…

I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 709. I know of no further debate on the motion to concur. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the motion to concur in the House…

Madam President, so much niceness headed toward this guy--it is killing me over here. (Laughter.) I want to clear the record, and I have a beef to settle with the good Senator from Pennsylvania. I will tell you this: I consider myself a…

Madam President, I rise today to give a speech that I have never given before. It is really important that I do it on the Senate floor, but it is like I have never done it before because I am actually giving a speech to two young children…

Madam President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on December 18, 2024, by the President of the United States: Agreement under…

Madam President, I am grateful to stand here tonight. I ask unanimous consent that floor access be granted to my communications director Jeff Giertz, the father of two amazing daughters and whose Christmas card was so moving to me. He…

Madam President, I understand that the Senate has received the House message to accompany S. 709. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today momentarily, that it recess until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 19; further, that all time during adjournment, recess, morning business, leader…

I ask that the chair lay before the body the House message to accompany S. 709. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 709) entitled…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 934, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…