Mr. President, do I have more time left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. Vote on Motion to Commit The question occurs on agreeing to the Hagerty motion to commit.

Mr. President, in fiscal year 2021, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 12,000 illegal aliens with aggravated felony convictions. An alltime record number of illegal border crossers entered our country last year. This is…

Mr. President, I ask to dispense with the reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion is as follows: Mr. Hagerty moves to commit the bill H.R. 5376 to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate with…

Mr. President, I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Hagerty] moves to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary…

Mr. President, across the Nation, local governments are struggling to support their constituents. These frontline public servants provide for the safety and well-being of their friends and neighbors, typically using funds derived from…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 5316 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 5316. The…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. I urge a ``yes'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant executive clerk called the…

Mr. President, right now, Chinese owners control more than 194,000 acres of farm and forestry land valued at $1.9 billion, as of the last accounting, right here in the United States. Now, much of this farmland is located in close proximity…

Mr. President, I ask that we waive the reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion is as follows: Mrs. Blackburn moves to commit the bill H.R. 5376 to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and…

Mr. President, I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mrs. Blackburn] moves to commit the bill to the…

Mr. President, 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 senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was…

Mr. President, as I was reading through this reckless spending spree that my Democratic colleagues are in such a rush to get this thing passed so that they can get it signed into law--I was reading it, and I thought, you know, we have been…

Mr. President, 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 senior assistant executive clerk called the roll. The result was…

I call 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 the roll. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 51, as…

Mr. President, I would like to respond to my friend from Pennsylvania. That is a very reasonable request. We are getting ready to go through a process of which I have not yet seen the text--an amendment process that is hard to…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, since last year, I have been asking for a commitment from my Democratic colleagues that any future reconciliation legislation in this Congress will not incorporate policies that will reduce…

Mr. President, late tonight, the Senate will vote on my amendment No. 5185 to the PACT Act, and as my colleague from New York was just saying, it is time that we deal with the issues of toxic exposure. As a member of the VA Committee, this…

Mr. President, this is the amendment that will allow our veterans to immediately move into community care. Our veterans need to be able to have access to the care, not just access to the queue. The VA will have a problem getting this…