If Americans lose confidence in the safety and integrity of our food supply due to the unfound claims that mislead consumers, public health will be at risk.

we are here in the dark of night because President Trump has one goal: to pass massive tax cuts for billionaires by cruelly stealing healthcare away from millions of Americans. H.R. 1, the ``One Big Ugly Bill,'' isn't about securing the…

I would ask you if you could make sure that you could do everything to expedite that request.

There’ll be some questions about that, and this issue, I expect, will be vetted by the time a decision needs to be made.

as our Nation comes together to observe National Police Week, we honor the courageous men and women in law enforcement who have given their lives in service to others. This is a time of remembrance, reflection, and gratitude--a moment to…

President Trump successfully campaigned on a Peace Through Strength agenda, but his advisers at the Office of Management and Budget were apparently not listening.

This budget would decrease President Trump’s military options and his negotiating leverage.

It is requesting a budget of $892.6 billion, which is a cut in real terms.

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Perdue nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Illinois.

I come to the floor today to add my voice to the many who are commending President Trump as he works toward peace in Ukraine. The President recently gave the aggressor, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, every chance to put down his guns and…

I may have other unanimous consent requests, but if I could be heard on this matter for another moment, I would seek recognition for that purpose. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized.

I wonder if I could reclaim my time to ask my distinguished friend from Alaska a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alaska has the floor, and he can yield for a question.

I am happy to yield to my friend from Alaska, who has now vacated the floor. I thought we had this more synchronized. But let me say this: There was a vote earlier this week in the Armed Services Committee. It passed the Armed Services…

If the gentleman would further yield? I just wondered if the gentleman would yield to the distinguished minority leader to ascertain how this matter is going to be resolved differently if we wait until tomorrow. The gentleman has the…

just for the information of Senators, as the unanimous consent request has been objected to, and we are not allowed to vote at this point to give the President of the United States a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I just wanted to…

I seek recognition to make a unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--Executive Calendar

actually, I am going to ask unanimous consent that we go ahead and confirm General Caine as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but I must say that I do so with mixed feelings. On the one hand, we need a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…