I am in favor of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge everyone to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Florida for yielding. I know there are a lot of people who have a lot to say about someone whom we cared about and loved, and so I do appreciate this opportunity. I thank her and the honorable…

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

In a brief rebuttal, I will tell you a mission dealing with humanitarian assistance is not introducing our soldiers. Point of Order Mr. President, I yield back our time, and I make a point of order that this joint resolution is not…

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

Mr. President, just to alert our colleagues, it is my intention at the end of this debate to make a point of order that this joint resolution is not entitled to privilege under 50 U.S.C. 1546a due to U.S. troops not being engaged in…

Mr. President, let me thank my colleague from West Virginia. I think my colleague is going about it the right way in dealing with the substance of the issue through a resolution and not by invoking the authorities we have for expedited…

Mr. President, there is no dispute that there is active hostility in Gaza. That is not the issue. The question is whether American troops have been engaged in that hostility, and they are not. That is when the War Powers Act is triggered…

I come to the floor to urge Members to understand it is not just about them. It is about this institution and the ability of people to serve in this institution with the resources necessary to sustain themselves and their families. Too…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Normally I don't speak on this bill, and I have been on the Appropriations Committee long enough to remember when this bill came to the floor in a bipartisan fashion. Mr. Lewis, who was chairman of our…

Mr. President, 75 years ago, a brutal Russian dictator had pushed Russia to the brink of war. Soviet-sponsored coups had removed democratically elected governments in Eastern Europe. Communist revolutionaries were trying to seek control of…

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, it is interesting. Earlier today, there was a large bipartisan group of Senators that met with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. We expressed our bipartisan support for the United States…

There's no reason that investors on Wall Street should pay less in taxes than a firefighter in Spokane, Washington.

Make America Great Again (MAGA) Republicans live in a fantasy world of a balanced budget, with extended Trump tax cuts, and funded Social Security, Medicare, defense and veteran's programs. Can't happen.

If we all agree that we're not cutting Social Security and Medicare, and we all agree that their trust funds become cash insolvent in approximately 10 years, there's only one solution left. Raise new revenues to fund Social Security and…

I see that, you know, a number of months ago you had projected that the Trump tax cuts would add--well, this is back during that time, $4.6 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years.

the claims that, you know, big tax, personal tax cuts for wealthy people is going to generate something like in the range of 4.6 percent. I mean that was just ridiculous, right?