Mr. President, there are few things more American than serving our Nation. It is a special privilege of mine when I am able to honor some of our Nation's women and men in uniform. And it is even more special when I am able to recognize the…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 89, nays 10, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 157 Leg.] YEAS--89 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Boozman Braun…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Georgia Alexakis to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born in Chicago, IL, Ms. Alexakis earned her A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College and her J.D…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 156 Ex.] YEAS--54 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal…

Mr. President, adults are suffering and children are starving to death in Gaza. That is a fact. It has been that way for weeks, if not months. Part of the problem, obviously, is it is a war zone. Because of that, many of the people…

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. 4215 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

The PRC goes around the world claiming that the United States wants to be a hegemon. They frame us as a bully when it is clear that no matter where you look that the only party interested in changing that status quo in the Taiwan Strait is…

I consistently push back against that narrative by passing legislation fully in line with our long standing policy toward Taiwan like the Taiwan Partnership Act.

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) are necessarily absent.

The PRC goes around the world claiming that the United States wants to be a hegemon. They frame us as a bully when it is clear that no matter where you look that the only party interested in changing that status quo in the Taiwan Strait is…

I consistently push back against that narrative by passing legislation fully in line with our long standing policy toward Taiwan like the Taiwan Partnership Act.

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. 4210 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Once again, I encourage all Members to support this legislation to help improve the way veterans receive VA services, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Flood). The question is on the motion offered by…

Once again, I encourage Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the rules…

Once again, I encourage all of our Members to support this bill, as well as the other bills we have moved here tonight. Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member and staff on both sides of the aisle for the work they have done, and I yield…

Once again, I encourage Members to support this legislation and to help our veterans get the most out of their GI Bill benefits. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. De La Cruz). The question is…

Madam President, I feel fortunate, of course, to serve in the Senate and equally fortunate to represent the State of Illinois and the city of Chicago. What an amazing gathering place for America Chicago has been over the years--and still…

I am just back from a third trip to Ukraine during the war, and, yes, we saw evidence of Putin's war crimes--the mass graves and evidence of torture, religious persecution, and kidnapping of children. It reminds us that throughout our…