I ask unanimous consent to be able to use a prop on the Senate floor, a tree spike. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

there is a lot going in the Senate, as we have been debating and voting on a number of things--important matters, no doubt--for the country. But that doesn't mean that we are going to forget other important matters that we regularly take…

you see some of my colleagues are down here. We are a little bit fired up. Right? And this is not some kind of partisan game. We are fired up for a reason--that the U.S. Senate is getting ready to confirm a nominee who has no business…

the tragic story of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose body was recently found at the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, has captured the attention of our Nation. It is an awful story that is still playing out. We pray for her parents and…

I want to talk about transparency, and I want to talk about the need for transparency here in the U.S. Senate more than ever. The House and the Senate are moving with breakneck speed to pass one of the biggest, most reckless spending…

there have been a lot of discussions on the floor today--and I fully support them--about an important, important role of the U.S. Senate that we need to take on with regard to our oversight responsibility of what the entire country has…

You don't get everything you want. That is just the nature of getting things done here, right?

Any transition to a circular economy that leaves rural America out I think is going to fail.

We are the Senate odd couple, but we get a lot done.

In my State, it is estimated that nearly 70 percent of households do not have access to curbside recycling.

I think that is an example of Senator Whitehouse, and all of us really, working together.

This is an important hearing and I wanted the opportunity to ask some questions.

The request for the extension, as you know, has languished for 10 months prior to any movement from the FRA.

I appreciate that, Madam Chair.

85 percent of the freight coming into Alaska comes through the Port of Anchorage.

I ask it of every single Senate-confirmed person in the U.S. Senate to come up to Alaska, visit Alaska, see our unique state.

I think this issue, though, is really a unifying issue.

It's great that you want to serve our country, so appreciate that.

I'm a proud co-sponsor, to help address this problem by creating an Assistant Secretary position within the Department of Commerce.

The Visit America Act, which was introduced by Senator Sullivan in the last session of Congress, would strengthen the Commerce Department's role in coordinating Federal travel policies.

I wish today to honor Marcus Earl Gamble, a member of my Senate staff who has departed to explore exciting opportunities in the great State of Wisconsin. Marcus, who is from Eagle River, AK, has been an invaluable member of my Senate staff…

my amendment would ensure that Federal funds used toward the technology and materials we need to advance our renewable energy sector is made and mined in the United States and by our allies, not by the Chinese Communists. We are currently…

do I have any time to respond? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no time remaining. Vote on Amendment No. 3626 The question is on agreeing to the amendment.

my amendment would withhold American taxpayers' support to the United Nations Human Rights Council until the Department of State certifies that no members of the organization are state sponsors of terrorism and the Treasury Department…

I call up my amendment 3626 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Mr. Sullivan] proposes an amendment numbered…