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Under the Constitution, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.
Mr. President, we all began our careers here with the following words: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When each of us arrived here in the…
Mr. President, I yield 30 minutes of my postcloture debate time on the Vought nomination to Senator Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Duly noted. The Senator from South Carolina.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the memberships on the twelve subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the 119th Congress be printed in the Record. I thank Senator Murray, the vice chair of the committee, for her…
They commit larger and more heinous crimes, and that is exactly what happened here in the Laken Riley murder. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to get this passed today. Let's get this done. I will leave you with one other…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I will take a minute to talk a little bit about the journey of this bill. When this tragedy happened and we took a look at what possibly could be done to make sure that this…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to support the Laken Riley Act. Mr. Speaker, I think it is important that we record into history exactly what happened to this young lady. This young lady didn't have a care in the…
Madam President, I rise to urge the passage of the American Relief Act. This bill will avert a costly government shutdown. Although it is after 12 midnight, we are going to avert it. It will deliver much needed assistance to individuals…
Madam President, let me just briefly say that I have great admiration for the Senator from North Carolina. This is a rare instance in which we see the issue differently. But I appreciate his leadership and hard work. I rise today in strong…
Mr. President, I rise to recognize the truly extraordinary contributions to the U.S. Senate, to her home State of Arizona, and to our country of my friend and colleague Senator Kyrsten Sinema. The qualities that took Kyrsten from a…
Madam President, today I wish to recognize MAJ Michael Marfut, U.S. Army, for his outstanding work on behalf of the people of Maine and the Nation as a 2024 Department of Defense Legislative Fellow serving in my Washington, DC, office…
Madam Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the retirement of Morgan County Sheriff Robert Markley. From the beginning of his career as a beat cop patrolling the streets to keep our community safe to serving as Morgan County's law…
Madam President, on May 22, 2023, Tom Carper told a crowd of admirers in Delaware that he would not seek a fifth term in the Senate, bringing to a close nearly 50 years in public service. Two days later, he delivered a keynote address at a…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to demand that Texas be sent back to the Big 12 and to congratulate the 2024 SEC champions, the Georgia Bulldogs. After the Dawgs' historic win over the Longhorns the SEC's championship over the weekend, which, by…
Mr. President, after Senator Ben Cardin announced his retirement in the spring of 2023, he and his wonderful wife Myrna recorded an extraordinary video reflecting on a life in public service nearly as long as their 60 years of marriage…
Mr. President, Jon Tester once said he didn't know how his Senate colleagues saw him, but he hoped it was, first and foremost, as a farmer. Beyond his ability to drive a tractor or lug a container of beef raised on his Montana ranch to…
Mr. President, I will be brief because I am set to relieve you in the chair, so my time is very limited. There are two aspects to Jon's life that I would like to comment on. I experienced both. One was as a legislator and a Senator, and…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of one of Georgia's finest law enforcement officers. Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum will be leaving the force at the end of this year, marking an end to an incredible and historic…