Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 5 minutes, followed by Senator Tester for up to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Lee), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin), and the Senator from Missouri…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 98 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin…

This is an idea whose time has come, but unfortunately mired in gridlock.

I filed some legislation back in January, the Stronger Communities Through Better Transit Act. It has 104 cosponsors.

The reality is Scott is among the very most trusted policy voices in South Dakota. And as I thought about why that is, it's because so many people in politics, they are dramatic, and they are hyperbolic, and their hair is always on fire.

On one hand, it is sufficient to describe my friend, Scott, as a third-generation producer from Volga. That's important and noble work, so, it's a good description. But on the other hand, it doesn't tell the whole story.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 97 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) would have voted ``nay.'' The…

The American Farm Bureau Federation continues to be supportive of the IIJA that made essential investments to our nation's infrastructure.

That's why I'm grateful that Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) has introduced the Modernizing Operations for Vehicles in Emergencies (MOVE) Act.

Mr. President, we have heard some concerning statements on Israel in recent days from leading Democrats. Last Thursday, the Democratic leader came to the floor to deliver a speech in which he took the extraordinary step of calling for a…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows…

The words you use have consequences, and it matters who is in leadership.

The farm bill should be bipartisan.

If you don't address the increase in reference prices and don't bring them up to where they should be, there is no safety net.

The farm bill should be designed to help farmers, not environmental extremists.

All ag policy is people policy, that what you do on this Committee is people policy.