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The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs…
In fact, they take a liberal point of view on almost every issue. My point, very simply, is that we have a limited amount of resources. This is borrowed money, as the Senator from Vermont knows. And when we spent months--literally…
I think the Washington Post editorial board, in most cases, has been very sympathetic to the argument of the Senator from Vermont.
Well, very simply, what you are suggesting--what you are saying here is that the owner of the Washington Post, who said this is really bad policy and shouldn't be done in this way at the end of this year--is that what you are saying? That…
So if the same formula is used, and you are increasing the amount by $1,400 per person--so you are going from, basically, for a family of four, what would be a $2,400 payment to an $8,000 payment, and you phase that down using the same…
The Senator from Illinois makes a good point. Would the Senator yield for a question?
reserving the right to object--and let me say, through the Chair, thank you to the Senator from New York and the Senator from Vermont, the Senator from Illinois, and others here for the opportunity to spend New Year's with them. I know…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from…
the challenge of Biden going down will go down like a shot dog
any effort to overturn the election will fall like a shot dog
I am, like many of my colleagues, very pleased that we have reached an agreement on a final COVID relief package and none too soon. Last week, we celebrated what will, hopefully, be a turning point in the COVID fight--the first coronavirus…
I think it was Winston Churchill who said you can always count on Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted all other options. You know, Congress looks that way to me from time to time. This is not the process or the…
I ask unanimous consent that the senior Senator from South Dakota, the senior Senator from Kansas, and the senior Senator from Missouri be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and joint resolutions from December 21, 2020, to January 3…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). (Mr. SASSE assumed the Chair.) The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). Are there any other Senators in the…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). -
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs…