the Federal Department of Education is set up to fail.

the best thing you could do is remove the U.S. Department of Education from as many areas of controlling what goes on at the classroom level.

I would only take an issue with the notion that what is being requested is intended to be a reflection of what we can do.

I have 12 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…

I think we need to be intellectually honest as Members of Congress that we are a part of the problem.

I think when you compare, you know, what many of us are trying to do on this Committee to have that transparency, to have the information available to all producers so they can make wise market decisions, it is not going to happen on a…

I am more than thrilled and delighted to have been involved in that, in delivering that fix through the American Rescue Plan Act.

The Great Lakes are our lifeblood. It literally outlines our boundaries, it defines who we are as a State.

I think we all agree is China seems to be our most challenging adversary or national threat.

I would state in conclusion that I urge strong support for H.R. 1374, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. (Mr. KELLY assumed the Chair.)…

Retirement security is an important topic and one that has a history of bipartisan support.

The Central States Pension Fund is no longer at risk of being insolvent.

I am worried because there is bipartisan agreement that China is gaining on us.

I rise in support of Kiran Ahuja and her nomination to be the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or the OPM. OPM needs an experienced, qualified leader who is committed to the Federal workforce and is invested in their future…

They are sick and tired of corporations and corporate greed, really, having just a free-for-all of license to pollute their communities.

I want to talk to you about the Environmental Justice for All Act that I proudly co-sponsored.

I would like to clarify that. I am saying put all of this in mandatory price reporting for full disclosure. Voluntary, I do not believe, is going to--you know, it has proven so far it is not working.