I know of no further debate on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?

I ask unanimous consent that the text of my amendments at the desk be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: (Purpose: To improve the resolution) On page 2, line…

Reserving the right to object, before I give my reasons for objecting, I want to comment on a couple of things in your remarks. Before you spoke, you spoke about the times that we often agree. Just today, you and I--I won't go into the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 47, as…

I apologize to my colleagues. I am going to give a 1-minute remark on things that probably should have been said on January 21. In January, Americans celebrated one of its greatest rituals of our Republic; the peaceful transfer of power. I…

Some of DOGE's findings include that the Small Business Administration gave out more than $300 million in loans to thousands of children 11 years and younger; Agencies were paying for tens of thousands of unused software licenses; and the…

As I always say, if you can't find waste in Washington, you are not looking. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.

I urge my colleagues to vote no on this amendment. We can't afford the Washington business as usual that gave us $36 trillion of debt. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.

No. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time has expired. The Senator's time has expired. Vote on Amendment No. 1272 The question now occurs on adoption of the amendment.

last Tuesday, I released a committee report. The committee report was about my investigation about the Obama-Biden administration's obstruction of FBI law enforcement efforts against Iran. My report was based in large part on whistleblower…

today is a good day for the Senate and a good day for the American people. The Senate will soon pass a bill that is entitled ``HALT Fentanyl Act.'' The House is expected to take the measure up very soon and send it to President Trump, who…

since January, DOGE has saved $115 billion. That amounts to--order, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Order.

every year, Sunshine Week is held around March 16, the birthday of James Madison, who not only is a former President, but the acclaimed ``Father of the Constitution.'' On its 20th anniversary, Sunshine Week continues to be a crucial…

I want to pay tribute to a military unit that is being retired in Fort Dodge, IA. On March 2, the colors were retired for the 133rd Test Squadron in Fort Dodge, IA. The 133rd has an extraordinary legacy. Since its inception in 1948, the…

two points--a short one and a long one. The short one is simply this: to remind my colleagues that at the beginning of the year, we get a Senate calendar that says what days we are going to be in session and what days we are not going to…

35 years ago today, the freely elected Parliament of Lithuania declared that country was restoring its independence after about 50 years of Soviet occupation. This started the breakup of the Soviet Union. The end of that evil empire made…

soon, we will vote on the nomination of Gail Slater to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division. I support her nomination, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Antitrust is as important to me as it is to most…

today I want to honor an outstanding Iowan who devoted his life in service to our home State and to America. This weekend, my good friend of nearly 70 years was laid to rest with full military honors, after passing away on February 16, at…