I am very concerned about the attack on vaccination efforts.

the capacity and our ability to build ships is dramatically different, and I just want to remind us that, in China, they build on the commercial side approximately 1,000 ships a year.

when we are talking about the capacity and the ability of the American shipbuilding to Chinese shipbuilding, no one certainly is going to argue that we do not have the best work force and that we do not have the best military anywhere in…

I co-led the Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 (H.R. 648) in this Congress.

I joined with Senators Klobuchar and Thune and Hickenlooper in legislation trying to enforce, encourage the FCC to make decisions about the USF contribution factor.

I guess I just want to be careful today we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I was mayor of Long Beach for the last eight years, so we have a large public health department, about half a million people, so I saw firsthand the impact of our vaccine rollout and how important it was to public health.

Why do we have this religious experience with climate rather than using common sense?

Madam President, I am proud to stand with my friend, the senior Senator from the great State of Alabama, as he continues to fight against the Department of Defense's attempt to circumvent Congress and ignore existing Federal law which…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called roll.

yes, our ships are better, our workers are better, but as far as who is building more ships and the capacity there is no question that over many decades, that has shifted, unfortunately, to China.

We have so many places that need service to begin with that if we're duplicating one place, we are damaging somebody else.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled vote occur immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Rao Gupta nomination?

To say, no, do not get the vaccine is completely irresponsible.

I think that sounds right, and what do you think are the most important steps that Congress could take to actually build shipping capacity?

Mr. President, I am pleased to have the opportunity to give some thoughts today on what is going on in the United States and around the globe. Here in these early months of this new Congress, there clearly is broad bipartisan agreement on…

I guess I just want to be careful today we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

I know the impacts of this pandemic and how destructive it can be on families.