I ask unanimous consent that the rollcall vote begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 300 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 297 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Sarah F. Russell to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Born in Boston, MA, Russell earned her B.A., magna cum laude, at Yale College in 1998 and her J.D. at Yale…

Mr. President, it was not too long ago that the phrase ``infrastructure week'' was little more than a punchline. Our roads and bridges were crumbling, our water systems were aging, and too many students were struggling to complete their…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to me. I rise today to celebrate National Rural Health Month and bring attention to rural healthcare challenges. In the communities that I am so proud to represent in central and southern Illinois…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Mustafa Kasubhai to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Judge Kasubhai received his B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey, (Mr. Booker), the Senator from California (Ms. Butler), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the…

Mr. President, it is often said that the greatest thing a leader can do is help nurture, shape, and create the next generation of leaders. Over the course of her life, Barbara Taylor Bowman--a pioneering force in early childhood…

Yes, of course. I would add to that we have many worthy judicial nominees on this calendar to consider too. So there is work to be done.

I see my colleague from Minnesota is on the floor, and I just want to say that this exchange is the reason why we are going to miss Senator Stabenow of Michigan when it comes to the Agriculture Committee and many other areas. She does her…

And the key to that, I think, goes back 60 years ago where we married nutrition programs and agriculture programs so that people living in the city of Chicago, for example, who hear over and over ``Illinois is an agricultural State'' but…

Madam President, I want to thank the Senator from Vermont and remind people that his comments make it clear this is not just a Midwestern issue. It affects the whole Nation, from one side to the other. As I said, Senator Stabenow has been…

So we all know that the cost of food has gone up, making it more difficult for families to keep food on the table, and we also know that low income people face that. What are the nutrition programs that are part of this farm bill that will…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent.

While I think we could and should have been able to pass this bill months ago, I am pleased to be here today. I know that some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle took issue with some provisions in the Dole act due to a…

Madam. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Embry Jerome Kidd to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Born in Birmingham, AL, Judge Kidd earned his B.A. with high honors at Emory University in 2005 and his…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator…