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As the 2022 tax filing season gets underway, I rise to draw attention to the issues that my constituents face when trying to navigate the IRS. James from Nottingham came to my office because his 2020 return was delayed for almost a year…
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2299) was passed, as follows: S. 2299 Be it enacted…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 219, S. 2299. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…
Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand in recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:12 p.m., recessed until Thursday, March 10…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 10; and that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…
I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 203, S. 66. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…
Mr. President, I have nine 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…
Madam President, I rise this evening to share the urgent need to pass a bipartisan bill, a piece of legislation we have been working on for years now that will save the lives of children. Every year, emergency rooms across the country…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 539, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…
Madam President, I am here today for two purposes. I will start with the first. The first is to rise in support of advancing the nomination of Elizabeth Watson to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental…
I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the Pagan nomination be considered expired, with all previous provisions remaining in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
I thank my very good friend, Dr. John Joyce from Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, we are witnessing horrible brutality by Vladimir Putin. He is killing civilians and committing war crimes while Zelensky has ordered his troops to ``not cross…
We know that we can't arrest our way through addiction and mental health problems.
Last week President Biden addressed Congress and the Nation and claimed that he was committed to securing our southern border, but sadly his actions have not matched his words. According to Border Patrol reports, there were over 150,000…
Assisting Americans returning home, people who are still suffering from mass incarceration and its effect on their transition to freedom, even after their time is served, must remain a priority for our government.