we just heard from the senior Senator from Illinois. I remember when he was a junior Congressman from Illinois, elected in 1982, along with about 80 other Democrats and Republicans from all over the country. One of them was me. One of them…

earlier today, I quoted Churchill actually a couple of times. One of my favorite Churchill quotes is, when asked when he was being thrown out of office at the end of World War II--he was asked by reporters outside of 10 Downing Street: Mr…

well, soon we are going to vote on cloture, and we will move toward, I hope, concluding our consideration of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. I have spoken, as our Presiding Officer knows, over the last few days quite a bit as…

I ask unanimous consent to be able to complete my remarks this morning. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I call up amendment No. 2633 to H.R. 3684. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Delaware [Mr. Carper] proposes an amendment numbered 2633. The amendment is…

I just want to say, earlier this week--I am almost at a loss for words. I know I normally am not standing where I normally stand. Earlier this week, you gave your freshman year first speech--your first speech--and not everybody was able to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Clean School Bus Program

for almost two decades, I have worked on policies to clean up dirty diesel engines, especially our Nation's schoolbuses. And our Presiding Officer--as am I, a recovering Governor--has thought a lot over the years about schools and…

I would like to point out I like to work out. I showed up at Pensacola at the age of 21 right out of Ohio State, invited by the Navy as a midshipman. Before they put us in airplanes, as you may recall, they put us through some really…

I have a second unanimous consent request I want to mention, and that is a request to have printed in the Record letters of support for electric school buses. I would ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record two letters--one…

I have a couple of unanimous consent requests. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a list of studies presenting a strong basis of evidence for the conclusion that discrimination against minority- and women-owned…

Before the Democratic whip leaves the floor, I just want to thank him for raising the three words ``Ohio State University.'' As a proud Buckeye for----

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mark Kelly Maiden Speech

No, I never say ``The Ohio State.'' We want to be humble. But I used to be a Navy ROTC midshipman there for a number of years and have great memories of being a part of the student body there and part of the Navy ROTC unit. Later, I had…

I understand there has been a request--let me ask the Senator. I understand there has been a request for a recorded vote. Can you confirm that or not?

All right. Then it will be a recorded vote. Let me ask our colleagues: 10 minutes; is that OK? Ten minutes from start to finish, and that is it. And the last amendment will be Schumer. All right? Let's do this in 10 minutes, OK? Vote on…

Thank you. I would just ask any staff and Members who are watching, staff, let your Senators know it is 15 minutes, and that is it. Amendment Nos. 2279 and 2358 to Amendment No 2137

All right. Madam President, I would ask that we make it a 15-minute vote, a real 15-minute vote. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Amendment No. 2449 Is there further debate? The Senator from…

You never know. We might do some voice votes. That would be good. All right. We thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 2233

over the years, I have made any number of trips to our Nation's southern border. I have also traveled extensively throughout Central America--and sometimes with the author of this legislation--with many colleagues, Democratic and…

let me just take a minute from Senator Capito to explain what is going on. OK? So lined up right now, we are going to do three voice votes. Negotiations are going forward on an amendment from Senator Schumer, related to the Commerce…

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number: Peters-Rounds, 2464; Lankford, 2233; Cardin-Wicker, 2478; Daines, 2449; and Scott, 2338, CBO inflation verification; further…

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number: No. 1 is Lee No. 2279; No. 2 is Rosen No. 2358; further, that the Senate vote in relation to the amendments in the order…

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number: Carper-Inhofe 2564, Bennet-Hoeven 2548; further, that the Senate vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed, with…

I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by our colleague from Utah. This amendment would undermine the National Environmental Policy Act, also known as NEPA, by allowing States to assume responsibility for undertaking complex reviews…