The FDA disagreed with our request to form a task force.

The FDA disagreed with our request to form a task force.

In May of this year I joined with 24 my colleagues in both the Senate and the House asking for change at the FDA.

In May of this year I joined with 24 my colleagues in both the Senate and the House asking for change at the FDA.

DeSantis doesn't talk to me. So I don't know about DeSantis.

So the Federal Reserve has nearly a $9 trillion balance sheet, and I do not think there is any Federal agency that has probably a $9 trillion balance sheet other than the Federal Reserve.

I have had a bill that would require, as an example, any entity that is going to do debris cleanup, like counties and cities have a pre-landfall contract and then enforce it.

I have had a bill that would require, as an example, any entity that is going to do debris cleanup, like counties and cities have a pre-landfall contract and then enforce it.

So the Federal Reserve has nearly a $9 trillion balance sheet, and I do not think there is any Federal agency that has probably a $9 trillion balance sheet other than the Federal Reserve.

I call up my amendment No. 81 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Florida [Mr. Scott] proposes an amendment numbered…

I appreciate what my colleague has said. Let's remember that President Biden declared the COVID emergency over. These are unobligated dollars. We do have $31.5 trillion in debt. I think the right thing to do is pass this bill with this…

we must do more to support firefighters, which--I support this bill. However, as we all know, we are in a very tough financial situation. Families are struggling. We are over $31 trillion in debt. I have a very simple amendment. It would…

reject the republicans dangerous crusade against academic freedom.

We can uphold the Constitution while also protecting the safety of our students.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 13 (Purpose: To establish a Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan to conduct a full…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote begin now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

the First Amendment is not an excuse for inaction.

In September 2021, President Biden's misguided and dangerous decisions in his botched withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan led to America's most stunning, unforced, and humiliating defeat in decades. Due to President Biden's…

This recovery did not happen by accident. It is directly connected to the leadership of President Biden and congressional Democrats.

the first 2 years of the Biden administration were, respectively, the first and second largest job growth years in American history.

the economy has grown from the bottom up and the middle out.

The federal debt has risen to more than $31 trillion. Since Biden took office, it's almost up $4 trillion.

So here's the numbers. So, the population in the last five years has gone up 1.8 percent, and your budget would take the budget up 55 percent.

I think you have an impossible job. I can't imagine trying to defend a $6.8 trillion budget.

So here's the numbers. So, the population in the last five years has gone up 1.8 percent, and your budget would take the budget up 55 percent.