Today, our committee--the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee--had its last hearing of the year, and it was my last hearing as chairman of the committee. While we are on the theme of education, one of the interesting--and I am…

congratulations to my friend, Bill Brock, who is celebrating his 90th birthday. When I think of Bill, I think of a Tennessean who has served our State and our country honorably for over a half century. Bill grew up in Chattanooga and…

I am here this morning to talk about a hearing that we had in the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee this morning that affects 20 million families who have to fill this out every year. This is called the FAFSA. Usually, there…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to use, during my remarks, two exhibits of the Federal aid application form. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, the postcloture time with respect to the Robinson nomination expire at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow and that following the disposition of the Robinson nomination, the Senate…

this morning in the Education Committee, we had a really interesting discussion on intercollegiate athletics--specifically on the proposals that are appearing in various States to pay student athletes for their name, image, and likeness…

this morning, our Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee had a hearing, and one of the members came up to me on the floor and said: That was the most civil hearing I have attended in the Senate in a while. The truth is that most…

this morning, I had the privilege of attending the President's signing of the Great American Outdoors Act. Now, this is a town, Washington, DC, that is accustomed to hyperbole--that is exaggeration--and excessive partisanship. Yet, today…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes when the afternoon votes are concluded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask through the Chair, does the Senator from Ohio wish to speak further?

I thought the Senator from Arizona made a very commonsense proposal. We are in a position here in the Congress that we often find ourselves in: We have different opinions-- dramatically different opinions in some cases. What she said was…

I want to speak for a few minutes about the changes to telehealth during the last five months--one of the most dramatic developments in the delivery of medical services ever--and why we in Congress should make many of those changes…

I thank Senator Wyden for his courtesy in allowing me to go next. I will be succinct. The way to get back to work and back to school is to put politics aside and work together, as we have been doing, on the COVID-19 response and see…

today, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina and I have introduced the School Choice Now Act, which does two things: It protects students who have been attending private schools from the heartbreaking loss of scholarships, and it gives…

I thank the Senator from Ohio for his courtesy, as well as his leadership. I will not be long. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander pertaining to the introduction of S. 4284 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and…

before the Senator from Colorado leaves the floor, I offer to him my congratulations for his inspired leadership of the Great American Outdoors Act. This is something that good people on both sides of the aisle have worked on, literally…

in March, Congress and the President said to 43 million student loan borrowers that, because of COVID-19, your student loan payments will be deferred until October 1--no monthly payments for 6 months for student loan borrowers. October 1…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Student Loan Repayment and FAFSA Simplification Act

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander pertaining to the introduction of S. 4231 are printed in…

our great country has developed a dangerous habit when it comes to pandemics. Public health experts call it panic, neglect, panic. In 2007, after the emergence of the Asian flu, former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt, who was then the Secretary…

it is my honor to be here today to see a marine Presiding Officer and a marine making a speech. We are grateful for Senator Sullivan's service to our country and his service in the Senate as a diligent, patriotic, hard-working, good…

just 3\1/2\ months ago, a sneaky, dangerous virus turned our country and the world upside down. It is hard to believe that it was just 3\1/2\ months ago--mid-March--that we were headed toward March Madness in basketball; that our economy…

I thank Senator Blunt and Senator Murray for their cooperation this month in this series of six hearings that we have had on COVID-19. I think it is very important for the American people to know that while there is a vaccine down the…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I am glad to see my distinguished friend from Vermont of many years, and what I would like to say to him is that we, all together, appropriated a record amount of $3 trillion-- another $3 trillion in credit--most of which, much of which…