Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4411 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, we all agree that noncitizens who are convicted of violent crime should be detained and removed from the United States--period. Sadly, the Laken Riley Act does nothing to address violent crime…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent.

What intervening event prohibited or stopped this bipartisan measure from passing on the floor of the Senate?

We have got all of these mixers that are used. Why were they not included in there? I don't know. I know why the crypto industry doesn't want them included in there, because they are profiting from people who are using these illicit…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, over the past 3 years, something profound has happened on the floor of the U.S. Senate. We have been building one of the most important accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration: the confirmation of highly…

Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Dena Coggins to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Born in Sacramento, Judge Coggins received her B.S. from California State University, Sacramento, and…

I thank Chair Waters for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this bill. I am encouraged by the dialogue and collaboration that has taken place between the House Financial Services Committee and the House Ag Committee on this bill…

Let me thank my colleague, Congresswoman Hayes, for bringing us together today to talk about something so important. We do live in the richest country in the world at the richest moment in history, and the very idea that we would tolerate…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I ask consent that I be allowed to complete these remarks before the rollcall begins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

We have heard several times this legislation is better than the status quo. There are a whole lot of reasons that is not true, but I want to focus specifically on this bill's utter failure to address the use of cryptocurrency by…

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, the background that leads up to this moment is worth a minute or 2 to be explained. It was October. We faced some ominous challenges around the world. Our allies and friends were in…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Alexandra Gelber, a detailee to the Senate Judiciary Committee, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 118th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) are necessarily absent.

Recapping, we have a bipartisan bill. Republicans in the Senate said: We have a negotiator here. Don't bring anybody new to the table. His name is James Lankford. He is a conservative Senator from the State of Oklahoma. I respect him and I…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object--now, for the rest of the story. Last October, President Biden had a major piece of legislation that provided assistance to Ukraine in its battle against Vladimir Putin. It provided assistance…