
I think giving that away proactively as a piece of negotiations going forward is a bad idea, strategically.
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I think giving that away proactively as a piece of negotiations going forward is a bad idea, strategically.

He was elected president, but no one put a crown on this guy's head.

If the foundational role of Congress is the power of the purse, why would we ever believe them again on an appropriations deal?

I just think that there is no need for him to have the intelligence briefings.

Biden moved to halt the acquisition after federal regulators deadlocked on whether to approve it, saying that maintaining a strong domestic steel industry was important for U.S. national security.

I just think that there is no need for him to have that intelligence briefing. What value is giving him an intelligence briefing? What impact does he have at all, other than the fact he might slip and say something?

'We want to create lawful pathways for asylum seekers.'

'We need to create lawful pathways for asylum seekers.'

On behalf of foreign aid, which keeps us safe and saves lives, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The…

I rise today to join my colleagues in speaking against Russell Vought, who has been nominated to run the most powerful and important Federal organization you never heard of, the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB. Russell Vought has…

I have joined my colleagues on the floor today. We have held the floor all night speaking out against the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the OMB, the most powerful Federal Agency you have never heard of, because it has the power to…

I would hope I would be standing here today talking about lowering costs for Americans or tackling the housing crisis. Or, as the former secretary of labor in Delaware, I thought I would be standing here talking about jobs and the economy…

I’ll oppose every Trump Cabinet nominee from now on.

if I might further expound on the resolution and respond to the comments by my colleague, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, on which I serve, the resolution I sought to advance today is a simple statement of fact. It reviews…

as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 51, which was submitted earlier today; further, that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be…