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Mr. President, I just want to thank the distinguished ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee for his extraordinary leadership. He has charted a future for defense spending that recognizes the extraordinary threats that we…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 5055 are…
Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification Act. This legislation is in response to the October 25, 2023, tragedy in Lewiston, ME. On that day, 18 Mainers were killed and 13 injured during…
Mr. Speaker, it has been a rough year in the 10th District of Georgia. We started out the year with the brutal and heinous murder of Laken Riley over at the University of Georgia, and then last Wednesday, at the Apalachee High School in…
Madam President, on September 5, 1924, a new hospital opened its doors in my hometown of Caribou, ME, and admitted its very first patient. Today, I join people throughout the region in celebrating a century of expert, compassionate care at…
Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) for his support, endorsement, and also understanding that I hear what the gentleman is saying, but I say one thing: We must be reminded of the China Initiative established in…
Mr. President, on Saturday, September 7, I was pleased to join the people of New Gloucester, ME, in celebration of the town's 250th anniversary. It is an honor to recognize this milestone for a town with such a storied and compelling…
Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) sharing his concerns. I argue that whatever the 2018 China Initiative had actually rendered with regards to the amount of investigations or findings is still far better than…
Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gooden) for crafting this legislation that protects America's innovation and economic security from CCP activity. I rise today in support of this bill, as well as to offer an amendment on…
Mr. Chair, I rise as the designee for the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Donalds), and I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 6, strike ``…
Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 12, strike ``and'' at the end. Page 2, line 20, strike the period at the end and insert…
Mr. Chairman, I thank, once again, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gooden), for yielding me the time and putting together this important bill, the Protect America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act. Mr. Chair, I rise today in…
Mr. President, I can't really improve upon the comments made by my senior colleague. I think she summarized Stacey Neumann's qualifications brilliantly and really made the case for her confirmation. I just wanted to add a couple of notes…
Mr. President, so as if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 182, S. 133. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, that the Collins substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered…
Mr. President, I rise today to support passage of two bipartisan bills aimed at continuing the significant progress we are making in treating and, one day, preventing and curing Alzheimer's disease. These bills--S. 133, the National…
Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the bill, prior to our proceeding with it, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall…
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the nomination of Stacey Neumann to serve as a U.S. district court judge for the District of Maine. I had the opportunity to meet with Ms. Neumann before her Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in…