first let me express my appreciation to the Senator from Nebraska. I will ask unanimous consent that a story from the Wall Street Journal on this very issue be printed in the Record. I would note that this story estimates that…

I very much appreciate the comments of the Senator from Nebraska. I agree with him that UNRWA cannot be the conduit for humanitarian aid. It is clear that it has been infiltrated by Hamas, and indeed Israeli intelligence indicates that…

before I suggest the absence of a quorum, I do want to just briefly respond to some of the comments that were made by my distinguished colleague from Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul, earlier. The first is that he is correct that a lot of the…

I rise today in support of the final six government funding bills before us. These bipartisan, bicameral bills are the result of many months of hard work by the Appropriations Committees in both the Senate and the House. Let me start by…

The Embassy Construction Integrity Act is very simple: America's adversaries must not be involved in building our diplomatic and consular posts. This, in my opinion, is a commonsense bill, or at least it should be. Last year, Congress was…

Tremendous opportunity for everybody, absolutely. But the issue of distribution of wealth, the wealth dividend, Senator, from AI, I know that is what we are really talking about here.

We agree with Senator Sanders' objective of holding this hearing to explore options for employees to share any 'AI wealth dividend' that may occur as a result of AI-related productivity advances in the workplace.

We are, however, opposed to amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to change the overtime requirements for nonexempt employees from 40 hours to 32 hours.

We are, however, opposed to amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to change the overtime requirements for nonexempt employees from 40 hours to 32 hours.

let's give flexibility to workers and to employers. Don't have Government come in and intervene.

this proposal is going in the wrong direction. Flexibility is what we need.

this proposal is going in the wrong direction. Flexibility is what we need.

We agree with Senator Sanders' objective of holding this hearing to explore options for employees to share any 'AI wealth dividend' that may occur as a result of AI-related productivity advances in the workplace.

Tremendous opportunity for everybody, absolutely. But the issue of distribution of wealth, the wealth dividend, Senator, from AI, I know that is what we are really talking about here.

let's give flexibility to workers and to employers. Don't have Government come in and intervene.

We should spend, the Pentagon should spend as much time, money, and effort on transition out as they do on recruiting in.

We should spend, the Pentagon should spend as much time, money, and effort on transition out as they do on recruiting in.

Those two phrases are 'veteran suicide' and 'veterans homelessness'. That ought to be stricken.