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Mr. President, I rise today in support of the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Based on my careful review of her record and experience, as well as my assessment of her character and…
Mr. President, as the chair of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee and on behalf of Senator Daines, the Ranking Member of the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, today, I wish to recognize Betty Reid Soskin, who recently retired as the…
I hope, sirs, that you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience. You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the…
Madam President, I rise today to honor Eric Cioppa, the superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance, who recently retired after more than three decades of distinguished public service to the State of Maine. Throughout his time at the…
Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleague from New Mexico, Senator Heinrich, in introducing the Two-Generation Economic Empowerment Act. Our bipartisan bill would support an innovative approach to fighting poverty, one that focuses…
Madam President, on February 24, approximately 1 month ago, Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked and unjustified war against his neighbor, the free, democratic, and sovereign nation of Ukraine. The bipartisan Senate delegation visit to…
Mr. President, I certainly agree with the comments of the majority whip. My friend from Wyoming will be surprised that I think we have some agreement on the issue of infrastructure. When I was the Governor of Maine, we--we, the pipeline…
Mr. President, I hope the Senator from Wyoming will stay so we might have a discussion. Why has the price of gasoline gone up? Why did it start going up about the same time that Joe Biden became President? Was it because of the cancelation…
Madam President, I voted to proceed to the consideration of the Women's Health Protection Act today with some reluctance, not because of any doubts about the substance of the bill--I have been a strong supporter of reproductive choice…
Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Reproductive Choice Act with my colleague and friend Senator Lisa Murkowski, which would codify the protections for reproductive rights established by the Supreme Court's decisions in Roe v…
Mr. President, do I get a response from the Senator from Indiana? Mr. President, we have two qualified nominees, reported out on a bipartisan basis by the Armed Services Committee at a moment of heightened international tension. The…
Senator, are you up for a question? Will the Senator yield for a question? Mr. President, I would like to direct a question through the Chair to the Senator from Indiana and ask the reason for his objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar No. 599 and Calendar No. 693; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar
Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Supporting Essential Workers in Retirement Act with my colleagues Senator Brown, Senator Cassidy, and Senator Casey. Our bill would ensure that workers who stepped up during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Mr. President. I rise today to introduce the Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2022 with my colleagues Senator Sinema and Senator King. This legislation would allow individuals seeking asylum to be eligible for employment…
Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the town of Island Falls, ME. As one who was born and raised in Aroostook County, it is a great pleasure to celebrate the generations of industrious and caring people who…
Mr. President, through a legendary broadcasting career spanning more than seven decades, Maine's Dewey DeWitt was the ``Voice of Aroostook County.'' Dewey passed away on January 5 at 99 years of age, but his voice and his contributions…