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Our nation is a nation with borders, or we're no nation at all.

It is a war zone down there.

As we focus on the southern border and what we're seeing as far as the invasion there.

Well, the president will be in charge of the border. Tom Homan has a direct line to the president. He is an advisor to the president, the border czar.

The sheer number of illegal migrants coming into this country has made it so that every state is now a border state.

As secretary, I will oversee the Secret Service, an agency that is in serious need of reforms.

As a nation, we have the right and the responsibility to secure our borders against those who would do us harm, and we must create a fair and a lawful immigration system that is efficient and is effective and that reflects our values.

Border security must remain a top priority.

Under my leadership at the Department of Homeland Security, there will be no political bias to how disaster relief is delivered to the American people.

I will deliver the programs according to the law and that it will be done with no political bias.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:09 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 12 noon.

Filing cloture does not signal an end to our amendment process. We have been having constructive conversations all day. Those yielded the votes this evening, and I expect those conversations to continue tonight and into tomorrow so we can…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:42 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 12 noon.

I have one request for a committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…

Before I yield the floor, I understand that there is a bill at the desk due a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:35 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 12 noon.

South Dakota is directly affected by this invasion.

We have to be wise with how we use our soldiers.