Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Environment and Public Works Committee Rules of Procedure, approved in the Committee Business Meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, be printed in the Congressional Record. There being no…

Mr. President, I can clearly tell you that it is a real honor to be addressing you, addressing my address on the Senate floor. Also, it is a real honor from the standpoint of being the new kid on the block. You know, you got several new…

Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent to address the Senate while seated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hagerty). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the nomination of Lee M. Zeldin to serve as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. I have confidence that Congressman Zeldin's experience as a veteran of the War on Terror, as an…

Mr. President, this week, the Senate is proud to take another step forward toward securing our southern border as we consider the Laken Riley Act. I want to extend my deep gratitude to Senator Katie Britt and Senator Ted Budd for their…

I want to thank the Senator from Oklahoma for his leadership on this. We are just getting started here. So I am very excited, as I know all of us are, to embark on a serious mission of not just government waste but pulling in our…

I am grateful for the House Ethics Committee's decision and dismissed allegations of misconduct as driven by politically motivated actors on the extreme left.

The brand got so bad, the D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just -- it's toxic.

Mr. President, these are the relationships that we all should have. This is the good will, knowing that we want the TAKE IT DOWN Act. We have Senator Barrasso here, who has worked so hard on this--his staff, my staff, your staff. I can…

Mr. President, West by God Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Blessed be West Virginia. ____________________

Mr. President, in a moment, I am going to be asking for unanimous consent to pass the EXPLORE Act, a package of outdoor recreation legislation. Let me just say this to you. This is something that we all agree on, both sides of this…

Mr. President, I rise today on behalf of the 476,000 West Virginians who rely on Social Security benefits. Majorities of our seniors in every State rely on Social Security benefits, and we know that we are in trouble. The Senate is…

Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the House amendment to S. 4367. What my compadre over on EPW did not mention is the name of the bill. The name of the bill is the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my friend, Senator Cruz from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 82

Let me just say that I think what happened is we have a bill that is hard to vote against. It really is. And I understand why there were 73 Senators who voted for it. Senator Cruz has had this and worked diligently for many years on this…

Madam President, I rise to congratulate all of my colleagues for passing a piece of legislation that is going to make the whole country happy and a beautiful place. The Senate passed a bill that I sponsored with my friend Senator Capito to…

Mr. Speaker, it has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives over the past 10 years. I was elected on November 4, 2014. Believe it or not, back then West Virginia…