Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, if I might, one of my own pressing concerns I have raised with colleagues here on the floor tonight is that even in cases where Secretary Rubio has given a waiver to try to keep programs like PEPFAR going, money is not…

Mr. President, 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…

Mr. President, I rise today to address the chaos that has been caused by this week's disastrous, unprecedented, and unconstitutional funding freeze directive. Then-Candidate Trump said on the first night of the Republican National…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my brief remarks before we proceed to the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 23

Mr. President, we are about to consider two amendments to the Laken Riley Act. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to amendment No. 23, which would strike section 3 of the Laken Riley Act. I respect that colleagues on both sides of the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 23, as provided under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant…

Madam President, I ask my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment, which would focus and streamline this bill and make more likely its passage. Many of us who have served here for many Congresses regret the falling away of the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute to this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, it was I believe then-President Reagan who famously asked, ``Are you better off than you were four years ago?'' I rise to take a moment here at the end of the 118th Congress, at the end of the Presidency of Joe Biden, to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the remarks delivered by President Biden on December 3, 2024, during his historic trip to Angola honoring the past and future of the Angolan-U.S. relationship, be printed in the Record. There…

Madam President, I rise in defense of my colleague from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Bob Casey is sexy. (Laughter.) Being fully bald is not the sole indicator of one's celebrity or sexiness. Although an inspiring quote was just…

Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 4367. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, there will be up to 1 hour, equally divided.

Mr. President, on behalf of the majority leader, I ask the Chair to execute the order of December 12 with respect to the House message to accompany S. 4367. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Chair lays before the Senate…

Mr. President, I would like to yield to the gentlewoman from West Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.