You cannot be the party of law and order and say that this kind of thing is okay.

On the committee, I say this, bring it. I want to be able to talk about this again, because there's so much misinformation out there.

One of the things that he -- one of the habits of Donald Trump is he doesn't tolerate prosperity very well, his own prosperity. And I think the lesson he's drawn from the last four years is he can get away with anything.

Well, the question is, what would prevent them from doing things similar to what they've done before? And I think that's the thing that the president and the Republican Party should worry about.

Well, look, it's obviously a historic day. I think whatever you think about Donald Trump, you have to acknowledge this is probably the most astonishing comeback in American political history.

The party should look deeper and say, why is it that so many people are disaffected from institutions in this country?

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 61, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 5 Leg.] YEAS--61 Banks Barrasso…

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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Equal Rights Amendment

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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 10-Year Anniversary of the Passage of Water for the World Act

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