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I have 4 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
We need his voters. He has a tremendous following. He can have a tremendously positive impact on the outcome of the Georgia Senate. We want him helping in Georgia, for sure.
before I begin, I want to acknowledge the tremendous news released yesterday that early results of a COVID vaccine are showing a greater than 90 percent rate of effectiveness. This is great news and a testament to the innovative power of…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan), and the Senator from…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Alexander), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Alaska (Mr…
It's the will of the American people and their voices that need to be heard.
later today we will confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. By now, I don't need to tell anybody that she is one of the most highly qualified Supreme Court candidates in living memory. Her appearance before the Senate Judiciary…
the Democratic leader seems to think that this had something to do with a 3-minute speech 30 years ago. I don't know where that comes from. I can tell you that he has been involved in a systematic reversal of the longstanding precedent…
if I could just make one quick observation here, first off, the funding that was provided in the Republican bill wasn't inconsequential. It was $650 billion. And to the Democratic leader's point about the people in this country want what…
reserving the right to object, the minority leader is requesting to move to legislation after having repeatedly, this week, requested and asked for votes to adjourn multiple times-- leave town. Now, all of a sudden, he wants to legislate…
this deserves a response. The pandemic is an act of God. Maybe--maybe--and we don't know. We don't know what complicity China had in--the chance that it was developed in a lab in this. We just don't know. But we certainly know that China…
reserving the right to object, where do you begin? That was quite the statement. At some point in time, it just becomes galling to listen to the tactics--the scare tactics and false allegations, particularly from the other side that gave…
Reserving the right to object, when the COVID crisis first hit, this body, all of Congress, recognized how serious the situation was, and we acted. We acted in a very bipartisan fashion. We acted in a massive fashion, as a matter of fact…
Those who don't want to wear a mask shouldn't be shamed into wearing one, and government shouldn't mandate it. We need to respect each other's decisions.
Amy Coney Barrett's first Judiciary Committee hearing back in 2017 has become infamous for the grilling she underwent for her religion. Then, as now, she was an outstanding choice who received a rating of ``well qualified'' from the…
If folks want to wear a mask, they should be free to do so. Similarly, those who don't want to wear a mask shouldn't be shamed into wearing one and government should not mandate it.
for months now, Democratic leaders have held additional COVID relief hostage. Instead of working with Republicans to arrive at a compromise bill that both parties can support and that can make it through both Houses of Congress, Democrats…
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul).