
Mr. President, I rise with my esteemed colleague from West Virginia and my colleague from Missouri and others to remember, to commemorate, and to honor those who have given their lives in service to our country. Those who fought and died…
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Mr. President, I rise with my esteemed colleague from West Virginia and my colleague from Missouri and others to remember, to commemorate, and to honor those who have given their lives in service to our country. Those who fought and died…

Mr. President, I want to honor the half century of distinguished Federal service of a remarkable North Dakota man who is retiring at the end of May. Myron Lepp has been the administrative program director for the North Dakota office of…

Madam President, I rise today on behalf of the 74 fallen Vietnam veterans our government has forgotten known as the Lost 74. On June 3 of 1969, the USS Frank E. Evans was participating in a training mission 100 miles from the Vietnam war…

Madam President, whether North Dakotans, Granite Staters, or New Yorkers, these stories are very moving. When I first heard from Mr. Grant's family, I was a Member of the House of Representatives. I looked into his request and introduced…

Mr. President, if I might address a couple of things, first of all, we are here to change legal objections. That is why we are the legislative branch. We are the policymaking branch. The Department of Defense, with as much respect as I…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Romney). Without objection, it is so ordered. Order of Business

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, at 4:15 p.m. today, the Senate vote in relation to the Lee amendment, if offered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in honoring all who have continued to work in service to our Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic. My home State and our Nation are blessed with dedicated citizens who have continued…

Madam President, I want to honor a remarkable woman who has retired after three decades at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In her 30 years at NASA, Karen Nyberg spent 20 of them as an astronaut, including 180 days in…

Mr. Speaker, throughout our history, the American people have mobilized in extraordinary and unprecedented ways in times of national crisis, but the enemy we face today has required a different response. To defeat COVID-19, we have asked…

Mr. President: ``This is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.'' This is an opportunity to fit our vision. That is a quote--not from some Communist activist leader somewhere in the United States, not from some…

I would like to thank the Senator from Michigan. There is no question that she has been a strong advocate for agriculture. I appreciate that and her willingness to work on this. It is imperative that we include our farmers and ranchers in…

I would like to thank the Senator from Kansas for his remarks and his strong work on behalf of, not just the livestock industry and, of course, Kansas, which, obviously, has a huge role in the cattle industry, but for all of agriculture…

Mr. President, I would defer to the Senator from Tennessee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I want to thank the senior Senator from Kansas for his comments and for his long service on behalf of agriculture, and I want to thank all of my colleagues who have spoken here. These are people who are working every day on behalf of our…

Mr. President, earlier, I was on the floor and talked about how important it is--along with my fellow colleagues--that we move this bill and get it done now. I mean, it is very important that we get it done now. We talked about a lot of…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Nebraska for her very powerful and heartfelt comments. I have to say she knows of what she speaks. In her coming from Nebraska and being in agriculture, nobody sees it out there more directly or…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Mississippi, who understands agriculture, is a strong advocate for agriculture, and recognizes how critically important it is. At this point, I turn to our chairman of the Ag Committee. He is…