I know how important it is for us to secure our northern and southern border and provide law enforcement with the resources that they are going to need to complete that mission.

I urge my colleagues to vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kansas.

This is not political theater, far from it. This is accountability to the American people. I rise today in support of this amendment to reduce the salary of Secretary Granholm to $1 because I cannot make her pay us back. The job of the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Ogles The Acting CHAIR. It…

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague for his comments. This is so serious for children. But let me be clear. Clear. The U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs do not fund anything related to school bathrooms or school…

Had I been present for rollcall vote No. 530, on Agreeing to the Amendment, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 14 Offered by Mr. Westerman The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No…

Mr. President, also from Michigan, it is wonderful to see you in the Chair. Mr. President, I want to explain how we got here today because you are going to hear a lot of things that are just false today and, frankly, are things that, I…

Mr. President, I rise today to salute the people of Michigan past and present who have served in our Armed Forces and to honor their families. There are few actions as selfless as serving in our military. When our Nation called, these…

Madam President, I would ask unanimous consent that John Schmidt, a detailee in my office, be granted floor privileges until December 31 of this year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about rural communities like my hometown of Clare, MI. It was a great place to grow up. My dad and my grandpa ran the local Oldsmobile dealership on Main Street, and my mom was director of nursing at…

Mr. President, as our dear colleague, Senator Dianne Feinstein, is lying in state in San Francisco today, the home where her leadership started for us and for the country, and as we prepare to remember her tomorrow in a special celebration…

Mr. President, first let me just say ``Amen'' to my friend and colleague from Arizona. Mr. President, I would ask, first, unanimous consent that following my remarks, Senator Schmitt be permitted to speak for 5 minutes and Senator Cardin…

Madam President, I rise today to strongly support the nomination of Susan DeClercq, whom President Biden nominated to serve as the U.S. District judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; and we will be having that vote shortly. One of…

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 3881, the Credit Card Competition Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is granted. ____________________

There are human beings behind every single number that we talk about. Folks want to debate policy and different kinds of extremist agenda items when they are in charge. They can have committee hearings and deal with it separately, but…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. The short-term stop-gap government funding measure we are debating here today not only keeps our government open, which is very important, it responsibly reduces spending, makes critical reforms to…

I wish the gentleman hadn't necessarily yielded back his time because I would have loved to have a little bit of a colloquy on this. I fully understand the USCIS is a fee-based institution. It takes in those fees. In addition to the $600…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…