Madam President, before I begin my remarks, let me commend the Senator from Wyoming for her very moving and perceptive comments. I was very glad to be here on the Senate floor to witness her speech, which I think imparts valuable lessons…

Madam President, I rise today to express my strong support for the Respect for Marriage Act, a bipartisan bill that Senator Baldwin and I have introduced with our colleagues Senator Feinstein, Senator Portman, Senator Sinema, and Senator…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. I want to talk about essentially three big issues: the importance of the bill, what is in the bill, and the cost of the bill. The first question is--and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my defense fellow, Dustin Mondloch, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 117th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I also ask unanimous consent that the following interns from my office be granted floor privileges for today's session: Mateus Voltolini, Timothy Ryan, Hayley Smith, and Colter Adams. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, our Nation recently celebrated Veterans Day, one of the most sacred days on our national calendar. Across the land, grateful Americans paid tribute to the brave men and women who have defended our freedom throughout our…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the 375th anniversary of the incorporation of Kittery, ME. The oldest town in Maine has a history that is as fascinating as it is long. It is a history that exemplifies the determination…

Mr. President, I rise to join my colleague, the senior Senator from Vermont, in introducing the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022. This bill would update and reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act…

Mr. President, Friday, September 16, 2022, marks the National Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day. On this day, we join together to honor the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who have been prisoners of war and for…

Mr. President, this is going to be an unusual set of comments for me because I am going to start out with some personal history, which I hope will make sense in terms of what I want to address. I started working in the alternative energy…

Mr. President, I request the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the motion be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion to commit is as follows: [Ms. Collins] moves to commit the bill H.R. 5376 to…

Mr. President, I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins] moves to commit the bill to the Committee on Finance with instructions.

Mr. President, the underlying bill provides billions of dollars to the IRS to hire 87,000 additional auditors, yet more than 50 percent of the current IRS employees have yet to return to their offices or work sites. Here are the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have the following article printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: A Unified Senate, and a Unified NATO--Opinion (By…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be permitted to speak prior to the scheduled votes: Senator Collins for up to 10 minutes, Senator Graham for up to 5 minutes, Senator Blunt for up to 5 minutes, Senator…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Heidi Zisselman, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges through August 4, 2022. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I rise in strong support of the accession of Finland and Sweden into the NATO alliance. In May, I visited Helsinki and Stockholm as part of a Senate delegation to encourage the Finnish and Swedish efforts to join the…