Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 560, S. 2730. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 633 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 799, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4983 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Gillibrand substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table…

Mr. President, I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be made considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I rise also to say farewell to a truly great Senator, Senator Pat Roberts. He has been a friend and a mentor of mine in the U.S. Senate. He has been a leader, and there is no doubt--we are hearing it all--about all his…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Friday, December 11, 2020; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 900. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Friday, December 11…

Mr. President, I want to echo what the chairman of the Armed Services Committee said with regard to this upcoming vote. It is, actually, a very important vote, and I think that when you look at the leadership of the UAE and what they have…

Mr. President, I want to start with a personal thank- you to the Presiding Officer for indulging me for an additional few moments here so I may speak this afternoon on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an Associate Justice of…

Mr. President, I was in Alaska when Judge Amy Coney Barrett was before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but since then I have been able to catch up on those hearings. I want to commend my colleagues, particularly Senator Graham for…

Mr. President, it is Thursday, and as you know, it is one of my favorite times of the week. The Presiding Officer has the good fortune of listening to a number of the ``Alaskan of the Week'' speeches when I get to come down to the…

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania. I know he and I both share a passion on this issue. I think the vast majority of the Senators share a passion on this issue-- that we should be standing here in the U.S. Senate…

Madam President, I am going to be talking about a bill of mine that is, I think, very appropriate and very timely, the Protect Our Heroes Act, which will federalize certain violent crimes against public safety officers across the country…

Mr. President, to follow the Senator from South Dakota's comments about using the tool that would effectively blow up the Senate, if you will--these are not words that we use freely, but I think it is fair to suggest that utilizing this…

Mr. President, I want to just start by saying amen to everything the Senator has said. I listened to his words carefully, and I hear a great deal of caution in his words about actions that the Senate may take as a body that would be in…