Reserving the right to object, Madam President. The Senator from Louisiana is my friend. We throw that term around here in the Senate, but it is true. I think he would say the same. We both serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. We have…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Ann Marie Allen to the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Born in Richfield, UT, Judge Allen earned her B.A. from Brigham Young University and her J.D. from Brigham…

Madam President, reserving the right to object, the date was June 27, 2013, and on the floor of the U.S. Senate we had done something that no one believed could be achieved: We had, through the Gang of 8, established a comprehensive…

Madam President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority whip.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 85, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative…

Yes, if that is allowed by the rules. The SPEAKER pro tempore. If the gentleman would like, he can include the remarks in the Record under general leave.

What I would like to do, on behalf of our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer, is submit for the Record his statement talking about American hostage Itay Chen, who was deemed to have been murdered on October 7. His family is waiting…

With your indulgence, I would like to read into the Record the statement from our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer. ``Mr. Speaker, I rise today''---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The gentleman's request was…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 1 minute remaining.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 21 minutes remaining.

It has been 186 days since the barbaric Hamas attack on October 7, in which more than 1,200 people were brutally murdered and more than 250 taken hostage. It has been 186 days, and still 133 people, including 8 Americans, are being held…

Mr. President, as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, one of my highest priorities has been the confirmation of judges to fill vacancies on the Federal bench. Since the beginning of the Biden administration, the Senate has confirmed…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 21, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 116 Ex.] YEAS--78 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker Brown…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Bazis to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Judge Bazis's deep ties to Nebraska and experience in the courtroom as a litigator and on the…

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. 4092 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Robert Jerome White to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Born in Royal Oak, MI, Mr. White received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from…

Last week there were 19 Members of the Republican freshman class who were in Israel. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Yakym), one of those 19 Members.

I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled vote begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.