--because of criminal illegal aliens is the reason to vote yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. The Senator from Washington.

I move to table Senate amendment No. 1793 for the purpose of offering my amendment No. 1808, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to…

I call for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I rise today as the Senate again finds itself facing a potential government shutdown due to the majority leader's political games. And again, the Senate must consider what we will do in response to the grave national security crisis that…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes and Senator Manchin for up to 5 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

yesterday at about this same time, I came to the floor, and I made three predictions. Even though not a single Member of this body had seen the full text of the thousand-page spending bill that we received just after 2:30 a.m. this…

I will sit down in a moment to let my friend and colleague Joe Manchin speak. I want to point out for a moment a couple of things. My friend and colleague from the State of Washington is objecting to this measure that would allow all…

To keep peace, we and our allies must be strong enough to convince any potential aggressor that war could bring no benefit and only disaster.

This notion about a historic migration crisis. I tend to agree with Mr. Bishop.

By law, parole should only be used on a case-by-case basis. The Secretary's use of parole is a perfect illustration of the abuse of authority that this administration is trying to get away with.

The United States of America is still the greatest and most powerful nation in history. And we can win any competition with Communist China.

The Department of Homeland Security's unlawful use of the CBP One app to mass-parole hundreds of thousands of inadmissible aliens into the United States has now magnified the serious nature of President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas'…

it is a familiar headline: ``Congress announces a deal to avoid a shutdown.'' It is currently midday on Wednesday, March 20, and, on Friday at midnight, just the day after tomorrow, the government will run out of funding for more than half…

last month, an illegal alien from Venezuela was arrested for allegedly murdering Laken Riley, a 22-year- old nursing student, while she went for a run on the University of Georgia campus. The suspected murderer, 26-year-old Jose Ibarra…

in wrapping up my remarks, I just want to say this is unfortunate. We owe it to each other and we owe it to those we represent to actually discuss and debate the merits of legislation before being forced to pass it. The fact that there is…

This is an absolute weaponization of the Federal Government by the Biden Administration from the moment Mr. Biden began campaigning.

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by Senator Menendez for up to 5 minutes, prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

While the administration touts their immigration policies as being 'safe and humane' for migrants, they are forgetting that their duty is to protect Americans and prioritize homeland security above all else.