It’s not where I get them to compromise. It’s what I get them to leave out.

Well, we look forward to working with you on those because there is a lot of skepticism out there right now that an actual free market exists, and so we will continue to work with you.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 10 Executive] YEAS--55…

before I close, I want to take a moment to recognize those South Dakotans participating in the virtual March for Life tomorrow. We have gotten used to saying ``it is going to be a little different this year'' during the pandemic, and that…

yesterday I voted to advance out of committee President Biden's nomination of Pete Buttigieg as head of the Department of Transportation, and the full Senate will soon vote to confirm him. I had a good meeting and discussion with Mr…

on the subject of bipartisanship, I am disturbed by the rumors that Democrats plan to use reconciliation to force another COVID bill through Congress on partisan lines before even giving good-faith effort to bipartisan negotiations…

last Friday, we observed the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade--the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion through all 9 months of pregnancy. It is a somber day every year, as we contemplate the millions of lives lost to abortion…

The MISSION Act, which is what we operate under now for our health care, is an item that I did not vote for.

Too many of the approvals are made by people who work to make sure that the veteran stays within the VA system, regardless of whether or not it is good for the veteran or not.

When you promise everything to everybody and lay it within an administration like this, whether it is a Republican or a Democrat administration, the challenges of handling a bureaucracy are huge.

It is truly refreshing to see that we have a Chairman and a Ranking Member who are both concerned about our rural veterans.

there has been a lot of talk about the legislative filibuster here in the Senate over the last few days. As we started the new Congress evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, the Republican leader had proposed that the Democrat…

During the first week in office, January 27th, the President issued a climate change executive order.

I would like to first thank my colleague from Kentucky for his consistent, over the years--consistent fighting, I use that word--fighting for the Constitution. I truly appreciate it, and I appreciate his raising this constitutional point…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would have voted ``nay.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis). Further, if…

I want to start by congratulating President Biden and Vice President Harris, who took office yesterday. We have a team of former Senators in the White House. Yesterday was a hopeful day. The Capitol Building, so recently besieged by…