Mr. President, I want to congratulate the Minot Air Force Base on the 65th anniversary of its beginning. On July 12, 1955, Minot, ND, community leaders and area residents gathered to break ground on land north of the city for what would…

Madam President, I thank Chairman Inhofe for his leadership and eloquence. I rise today in defense of the heroes on the thin blue line and in opposition to amendment No. 2252 to the National Defense Authorization Act, which Chairman Inhofe…

Madam President, I appreciate the opportunity to join with my colleague from the State of Missouri and agree very much with the comments he has just made, and I am here today to express my support for the National Defense Authorization Act…

Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, when the Democratic majority in the House won't accept any of the Republican amendments and the Democratic minority in the Senate won't accept any of the 20 amendments that Senator Tim Scott offered, I…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to control the balance of the time of the minority. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Castro of Texas). Without objection, the gentleman from North Dakota controls the balance of the time. There was no…

Mr. Speaker, I sat through this through a committee hearing, a markup, a Rules Committee, and all day here today, and I have heard a lot about how now is the time for bold action and now is the time for transformational change. But what we…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Dakota has 28 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk), my friend.

I am going to read some of the facts of her life from her obituary and do my best to fill in some personal thoughts while I do that. I am not going to read the entire thing. It starts out: ``Sister Thomas Welder, 80, a member of the…

Madam President, I come to the floor today with, frankly, a heavy heart and a fair bit of trepidation. My goal over the next few minutes is to pay tribute to somebody who is so special, so remarkable, so beloved, so important to my home…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor an influential and beloved North Dakotan, Sister Thomas Welder. I know the Presiding Officer knew her very well and just a little bit ago spoke about her here on the Senate floor, and that is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Sister Thomas Welder

Madam President, reserving the right to object, it is clear to the five or six of us Senators who are in the room right now that there is passion, that it is an important issue, and that there may even be unanimous consent in the hearts…

Madam President, I thank my colleague Senator Hoeven, and I associate myself with everything he said about Officer Holte. He is right. It was an appropriate celebration of Officer Holte's life on Tuesday of this week as we attended the…

Madam President, I rise today to honor Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte, who died in the line of duty last Wednesday. Both Senator Cramer and myself are here. We attended the funeral. It was truly a moving event. Today, we are here to…

If someone is wearing a mask, they're not doing it to represent what political party they're in or what candidates they support. They might be doing it because they have got a five-year-old child who has been going through cancer…

Mr. President, first of all, I just want to associate myself with the words of my colleague Senator Blunt. I couldn't say it as eloquently. I certainly couldn't improve upon it. I am just going to say I completely agree. Thank you. The…

Mr. President, I have 3 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…