we are basically paying people to make money off of destroying our land.

I think my question is to someone that can answer, and this really is a sincere question about how much do we subsidize. Is it $2 billion that we subsidize for private companies to destroy, cut down our trees on our lands?

it is really hard, as someone that lives in frontline communities, that, you know, for many of my residents, we really don't feel seen or heard when much of these discussions are held.

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise in support of Shalanda Young's nomination to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Ms. Young has served with distinction as OMB's Acting Director for the past year, leading the administration's efforts to execute…

We all want life to get back to normal. Right now, we need our Republican colleagues to support the bipartisan tools that will help get us there. This amendment is a short extension. There is a clear end date when schools will be back to…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.

on Tuesday night, the Senate took a significant and historic vote to strengthen one of our Nation's oldest and most trusted institutions--the U.S. Postal Service. For the past 15 years, this vital service that delivers to every single…

across America, our schools are open and our children are back in the classroom, and that is great news for everyone. Unfortunately, providing our children healthy food has been a real challenge for schools thanks to supply chain…

the Postal Service Reform Act before us here today represents consensus on essential reforms for the U.S. Postal Service, overdue for over a decade. This legislation will ensure the Postal Service can provide long- term, reliable…

I thank my friend from Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, today, Michigan's average fuel prices are mere cents away from the all-time high in the Motor State--not seen since the middle of the Great Recession. On Thursday, Triple A (AAA) data…

this bill is limited to absolutely essential, consensus, bipartisan reforms that are necessary to ensure that the Postal Service can survive and can continue delivering for the American people. Everything in this bill has bipartisan…

I represent autoworkers that have been laid off for the better part of the last year because of a 14 cent microchip that they can't get.

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion on the Gonzalez nomination be withdrawn. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Not hearing an objection, it is withdrawn. The cloture motion, on the nomination of Ed Gonzalez, of…

I oppose the Scott amendment, which would gut the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act by nullifying the Medicare integration proposal. Medicare integration is an absolutely key part of this bipartisan bill to provide long-term financial…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 5 minutes of remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The public needs to understand this issue, right? They are watching what is going on in Russia-Ukraine and wondering when is the next shoe going to drop with China and are we prepared.

It`s Putin war. These are Putin`s increases, and we cannot allow it to stand. So it may take a bit. In this sacrifice, we are fortunate that we are not being asked to sacrifice our sons and daughters to go and fight this war. But we may…