I stand before my colleagues as a proud Jew and a proud friend and colleague of Ilhan Omar. I don't need any of you to defend me against anti-Semitism. My friend, Ilhan Omar, and I have worked together on the values that I treasure as an…

You look at China's track record of being deceitful, not being honest, playing by a different set of rules. I have real concerns.

I don't need any of you to defend me against anti-Semitism. My friend, Ilhan Omar, we have worked together, to the values that I treasure, as an American Jew, and that she treasures, as an American member of the -- Islamic woman, the only…

The hypocrisy is just overwhelming. I mean, this is a person, who had advocated violence, was talking about Jewish space lasers that were causing fires in California.

Oh, I don't think there's any question that a woman of color, a Muslim woman, that they don't want her on the committee.

This week is National Gun Violence Survivors Awareness Week. A decade ago, in this spot, I gave my first speech in the House about the epidemic of gun violence in our Nation. I could not then have imagined two things: First, that Congress…

Back in September, President Biden said the pandemic is over. In early January, he extended his public health emergency for COVID for the twelfth time. Now he says the public health emergency will end May 11. The emergency's been ended…

Americans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms that shall not be infringed. The unelected bureaucrats at the ATF do not have the constitutional authority to ban guns and violate the Second Amendment rights of American citizens. I…

before he leaves, let me commend my colleague from Louisiana. His role as a substitute teacher is one I greatly admire. I thank you for sharing that with us today. I am sure it gives you great insight into education--greater than some--and…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 158 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 184) to amend chapter…

it took 15 votes for Kevin McCarthy to become Speaker of the House of Representatives. It may not have been historic, but it was a sight to behold. To finally become Speaker, Kevin McCarthy made all kinds of commitments to the MAGA…

I think it is related. I think, look, once you had -- when the Democrats had control the House, really the Hunter Biden laptop story, it was on certain cable news channels, it was on the internet. It was on talk radio.

This is, you know, political gold within the right-wing. This is what you need to lead on if you want to win a primary.

This will now be 'a legitimate discussion topic.'

There is no difference in having stolen the data. I mean, a computer shop owner, who Hunter Biden gave a laptop to, to fix, who stole his data, which to me has been incredible from the very beginning like that has not been a bigger story.

rollcall votes are expected during Wednesday's session. ____________________