Brian Jones

I am compelled to talk about this process that I just heard about. There is no process, folks. Let's just be candid. This Senate is not the deliberative process body that the Senator from Wisconsin talked about. We don't have that. This…

Thank you, Senator Durbin for this bill. Thank you for the colleagues who are on here. I was struck when Senator Kaine rose in honor of those who died in Virginia. The list goes on and on. You can go to Emmett Till. You can go to the four…

one of the great privileges that I have enjoyed as a U.S. Senator and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee has been the opportunity to get to know and support our men and women in uniform. I have been proud to represent the…

I rise in support of my distinguished colleague Senator Duckworth and her resolution to honor our veterans, military servicemembers, and their families. Senator Duckworth knows more than anyone in this Chamber about what it means to serve…

I rise today amid what we all know to be a global health and economic crisis that we are in. I rise to propose a solution that has been in front of us all along from the very beginning. It is a solution that has existed for 55 years…

today marks the third day after a pretty emotional weekend for the folks of Alabama, for the folks of America. Earlier this afternoon, we had a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda to pay our respects to the late John Robert Lewis, a true…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to first thank my colleagues who joined me today. As Senator Scott said, we had hoped to do this in April on the anniversary of the writing of this letter. Unfortunately, the pandemic overtook us. But, as Senator Scott said, I don't…

continuing reading the letter from Birmingham jail: You may well ask: ``Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?'' You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very…

one of the greatest indictments I believe ever written was written on scraps of paper in a lonely jail cell in Birmingham, AL, in 1963. The letter from a Birmingham jail written by Dr. Martin Luther King is a call to action. Last year, for…

I appreciate the opportunity to speak today in the wake of what is going on. I appreciate my colleague from Tennessee talking about supply chains. I completely agree with her. It is something that we are going to have to seriously look at…

today I want to talk just briefly about all that we can do. I know we are facing an emergency in this country. We are facing a healthcare crisis. Instead of talking about all that is going on here in Congress--and there is a lot going on…

I rise today in recognition of the inaugural Tuskegee Airmen Day to be held annually on March 7 in the State of Alabama, marking the anniversary of the first graduating class of Tuskegee Airmen in Tuskegee, AL. After decades of being…

on the day I was sworn in as a United States Senator, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution. Just last month, at the beginning of the impeachment trial, I took a second oath to do fair and impartial justice, according to…

Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I send a question to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senator Jones' question is for the House managers: Aside from the House's Constitutional impeachment authority, please identify specifically which…

Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Senator Manchin, and Senator Sinema. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Jones, Manchin, and Sinema is directed to the House managers: So…

I want to first thank Senator Inhofe and Senator Reed and their staff for their amazing work on this National Defense Authorization Act. What we are about to accomplish is truly remarkable, not only for America but for individuals and…

I know I am not in the right order, but since we have a gap here, I thought I would just jump in. I am honored to be here today for the Johnny Isakson memorial tribute part two. Being the lower person in the Senate on the totem pole here…

I am rising today with just, for lack of a better term, an incredible amount of hope and excitement--something we don't always see on the Senate floor these days. We go through so many routine measures. We go through so many political…

it is not often in floor remarks we can often hit a trifecta on topics that are uniquely connected, but I am fortunate enough to have that privilege today. They all center around the glorious peanut. I want to honor the National Peanut…

I rise in support of the amendment offered by myself and my friend from Arizona, Senator McSally. This amendment would permanently block an impending $1.2 billion in cuts to the Federal public transportation investment. These cuts will…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit the implementation of the ``Rostenkowski Test''…

under the previous order, I call up amendment No. 1141, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Jones], for himself and Ms. McSally, proposes an…

I ask for the yeas and nays, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

this amendment will continue a process that was started last year in the farm bill to correct one of the grave injustices to the African-American population here. This bill deals with heir property--property that has gone down through…