Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to the town of West Jefferson, NC. Today, February 9 is the 100th anniversary of the charter of this historical town that has become a vibrant community attracting tourists, artists, entrepreneurs…

Mr. President, I wish to commemorate a Georgia first responder, public servant and leader, Chief Henry Lee Fields, who passed away on December 28, 2014. <bullet> Chief Fields was born to Eddie Lee and Dorothea Johnson Fields on July 13…

I would really commend this issue to all of you. It is pretty darn important.

I think there is great opportunity on a bipartisan basis to move forward with some regulatory relief for smaller institutions.

Maybe this is a really good time for people, especially some educated people who were foregoing this for their children, to understand things like herd immunity.

It's obviously cost-effective and also prevents a lot of suffering.

That's why the CDC is so important. I really want to thank you for your service to this Nation and to the world.

What the costs are--just like the financial costs--there was a 2005 NIH article that attempted to quantify the economic impact on health infrastructure.

We have small banks in Nevada that are being audited by the Feds. There are no exceptions, clean books, but then being required--required--to hire another compliance officer.

If you have to spend $1 million to open up a bank in America today, how many more banks do you anticipate are going to pay that price?

Will you consider Dodd-Frank's regulations during the EGRPRA process?

These banks did not create the problem, but yet they feel like they have the lion's share of the burden.

I think one of the things that would be extraordinarily helpful for me... is to take a look at what you have already done in response to concerns that have been raised.

We are deeply concerned about the status of community banks in this country.

Madam President, the third and last subject I wish to address is the launch of a major spacecraft/satellite which will be for the interest of the United States and the free world. Hopefully, that will take place tomorrow evening around 6…

Madam President, I wish to speak about the Ukraine. Lord knows the President of the United States has enough on his plate, and he is trying to make the right decisions about what to do in giving assistance to the Ukrainian people and to…

Madam President, the clock is ticking at the Department of Homeland Security, and we are about to run out of money. We will run out of money at the end of this month. If we get into a situation where the Department that is tasked with the…

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