The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Heinrich). Are there any other…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 126 Ex.] YEAS--68 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

once again, we are hearing chatter from some Democratic Senators about abolishing the filibuster. I had hoped we would move on from such talk after multiple Democratic Senators pledged to uphold the filibuster but apparently not…

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. 844 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

social media platforms have become a pretty significant part of Americans' lives. We use them to stay up to date on news from friends and family--something that has become especially essential during the pandemic--to communicate with…

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 remarks of Mr. Thune pertaining to the introduction of S. 797 are printed in today's Record…

I worked for less than the minimum wage. I work for the minimum wage. I started busing tables at $1 an hour, and then I finally made it to cook, which was big time. That was six bucks an hour.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 80, nays 18, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 120 Ex.] YEAS--80 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 98, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 81, nays 17, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

last week I introduced a bill to permanently repeal the death tax. I have been pushing to repeal the death tax for a long time because I have seen the consequences the tax can have for family farms and ranches and for family businesses…

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. 773 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

We hear all of our separate members here in front of us all talking about the very serious challenges that we have regarding the People's Republic of China.

I spent 6 years as a utility regulator in South Dakota, a member of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.

Tax reform also improved the business environment for U.S. manufacturers.

Tax reform cut taxes for families, doubled the Child Tax Credit, and nearly doubled the standard deduction.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 117 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The yeas and nays…