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 Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst)…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Wyoming (Mr…

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. 5066 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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. 5065 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President. First of all, I want to say to my colleague from Missouri that I certainly share and I think every Senator in this Chamber shares his concern for people who are hurting because of this COVID…

Reserving the right to object, the Senator from Vermont made a couple of statements that I would just like to repeat the words: that we are in a crisis; this is an emergency; we can't turn our backs on the suffering. I agree. I have agreed…

I am encouraged that we are making progress on coronavirus relief legislation, but we need to finish up and get this bill out the door. The virus is surging around the country, and we need to get help to struggling Americans as soon as…

yesterday afternoon, the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet held our final hearing of the 116th Congress. The title of yesterday's hearing was ``Betting on the Rest: Expanding American…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and…

it was a hopeful day yesterday as the first COVID vaccines in the United States were distributed to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID battle, and later this week, the FDA will hold a meeting on an emergency use…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). Further, if present and…

at some point, you have to face the music. And I think once the Electoral College settles the issue today, it's time for everybody to move on.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Fischer). Are there any…

I first met Pat Roberts when I was running for the U.S. House of Representatives for the very first time. I had a friend who worked for Pat, and he got me a meeting with him, which, at the time, was a pretty big deal because he was the…

I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Vermont. I think what Senator Lee and I were talking about is, you know, as opposed to the way it used to be, when we got here in 2011, the appropriations process was completely broken, and it…