You should know what I need, before I know what I need.

I can’t see them doing that if they vote her down.

I look forward to Kennedy being a partner to Congress on some very important issues, including chronic disease.

Mr. Kennedy promises to make HHS a collaborative, transparent and science-driven agency under his leadership.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 12 noon on Wednesday, January 29; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, this past November, in an extraordinary and illegitimate move, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Kennedy and my Democratic colleagues. The PRESIDING…

to get the dirt bags off our streets.

it is the president’s 'number one priority.'

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I think they -- they are clarifying it. And I think this is not unusual for an administration to pause funding and to take a hard look and scrub of how these programs, how they're being spent and how they interact with a lot of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 28; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:47 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 28…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 7. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

Mr. President, later today, we will hold a vote on the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. An example of the American dream in action, Mr. Bessent rose from challenging economic circumstances to a career in the world of…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 10. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…