Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 15 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, we are going to have some comments from some friends of Mr. Kelly Armstrong who is leaving us to serve as the Governor of North Dakota. I suppose I will kick it off. Harry Truman famously said: ``You want a friend in…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this Special Order hour. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Mr. President, the past 4 years have been marked by increasing instability on the world stage. Over the course of the Biden administration, we have seen an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia, China flexing its power in the…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 309 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 307 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 306 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 308 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The result was announced--yeas 47…

We'll be asking questions. But look, the president always gets the benefit of the doubt on his nominees.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 302 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Ohio (Mr…

Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to say a word about the International Criminal Court's issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant. The ICC's decision is outrageous…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I would like to offer an additional piece of legislation that I think would be very appropriate to include in the proposal. I ask today for consideration of the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial…

Mr. President, look, I am very disappointed in my friend from North Carolina's approach to this particular issue. As Members of the Senate, we each have a task as to whether or not we will support different pieces of legislation. I had…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 289 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet…