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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I and Senator Wyden and Senator Schumer may be able to complete our remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1565
Mr. President, along with my colleagues Senator Jim Risch and Representative Mike Simpson, I congratulate all those who worked on the completion of the Idaho Gold Star Memorial Monument to honor Idaho's fallen servicemembers and…
There is no question that pregnant workers should be treated fairly and be provided with reasonable accommodations in the workforce. We are all in favor of commonsense guidelines to ensure this. Serving as a subcommittee ranking member in…
Mr. President, every year, the Senate unanimously passes a resolution honoring each law enforcement officer who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Their names are also added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that we begin the vote now, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to…
Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, first of all, I want to respond to Senator Kennedy. The first thing I want to say to Senator Kennedy is that I am impressed. He did this in only five pages. I wish we could all learn to…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the rollcall vote scheduled for 11:45 begin now, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Is there a sufficient second…
Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate and honor the retirement of one of my senior staff members and friend who has served in my home State of Idaho for the last 12 years as the State director of natural resources, Michael ``Mike''…
I thank Congressman Westerman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, as has been mentioned, this bill would add 1.5 million new acres of wilderness area, monument expansion, and scenic rivers. That sounds pretty good. Now, here is the rest…
Mr. President, along with my colleagues Senator Jim Risch, Representative Mike Simpson, and Representative Russ Fulcher, I rise today to honor the lives and service of CW4 Jesse Anderson, CW3 George ``Geoff'' Laubhan, and CW3 Matthew…
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 50…
Mr. President, this amendment simply makes permanent the individual and small business tax rate reductions and reforms from the TCJA. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the TCJA, gave American workers and families more cash in their pockets by…
Mr. President, I call up my amendment, No. 55, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Idaho [Mr. Crapo], for himself and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 minutes on the nomination of Tony Blinken for Secretary of State. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I bring to the floor this morning the nomination of Tony Blinken to be Secretary of State. He has been nominated, of course, by President Biden, and this is brought by Senator Menendez and me. We have had the honored…
Madam President, along with my colleague Senator Mike Crapo, I rise today to ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the mission statement for the Citizens Committee for Election Integrity and their recommended minimum…
Madam 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…
Madam 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…