He did an outstanding job in the State of the Union laying out the case for the future of America for the middle class, for democracy around the world, for standing up to the Russians, not bending down to them.

I also support this legislation. Just about anything Jimmy Carter did, he did right. This imprimatur about Mr. Murphy's serving on the bench was obviously a good one. He spent those 45 years there. He was the son of a farmer and a…

I think it is understandable that many Americans are concerned about these secret, taxpayer funded voter mobilization plans, and the Biden Administration needs to release these plans.

An article entitled, 'Full Transcript of Biden's State of the Union Speech,' Mar. 8, 2024, The New York Times, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen.

As has been discussed, this bill would help close the digital divide and help communities across the country connect to reliable high-speed vital for participation in today's workforce and economy. In Mr. Graves' own State of Missouri, it…

And this is what President Biden and Vice President Harris need to hear.

To the extent this is already law, fine. We shouldn't hesitate for a second in attaching a spending condition to this. The truth is it is not part of law; it is part of the Justice Manual. We ought to make it a condition of the spending…

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

reserving the right to object. This modification removes my amendment, and my amendment removes a very perverse incentive for illegal immigration and for sanctuary cities. It is very straightforward. My amendment preserves the equal weight…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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--H.R. 4366

I ask unanimous consent for an additional 15 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 30 seconds remaining.

I rise this afternoon to explain why the Senate should vote on my amendment to the funding bill and why the Democratic leader is wrong to hold up this process. This is a process that should already be concluded by now. It is simply because…

my amendment is simple. It would require that the census determine basic population statistics like the number of citizens, noncitizens, and illegal aliens that live in this country, and it would require that only U.S. citizens be counted…

I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366 with my amendment number 1634. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Hagerty] moves…

I ask unanimous consent the cloture motion with respect to the House message be withdrawn and the only motions and amendments in order to the House message to accompany H.R. 4366 be the following: Hagerty No. 1634, Crapo No. 1625, Johnson…

just days ago, we saw the text of this legislation in its entirety. We saw that it contained, among other things, more than 600 pages of earmarks, totaling over 6,000 earmarks. It spends a lot of money. It is significant legislation…

at the end of the day, the American people understand something is terribly wrong. They understand that, when the Department of Justice is politically weaponized to prosecute again and again political opponents of this administration…

for the past few years, Americans have watched with a certain degree of dismay and even horror as the U.S. Department of Justice--an institution that has long been revered by many Americans, including myself, now a former Federal…