I call up my amendment No. 872, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Florida [Mr. Scott] proposes an…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 50, as follows…

President Biden's proposed plan of open borders and amnesty isn't about practical reforms; it is a radical and dangerous subversion of law and order with no effort to secure the border. We can and must do better. To proceed is reckless and…

we are just weeks into a new administration, and all hopes and promise of bipartisanship have been rejected. The Biden administration and my Democratic colleagues in the Senate lasted 10 days before they ditched any attempt at real…

This has nothing to do with what we should be doing at the Capitol. It`s vindictive. It`s backward-looking.

there have been few other times in American history when the need for economic growth through strategic, responsible, pro-business policies has been as great as it is today. Nothing is more important to a family than a good-paying job…

I ask unanimous consent that the Scott amendment at the desk to the resolution be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2726) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as follows…

I know of no further debate on the resolution, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is, Shall the resolution, as amended, be agreed to? The resolution (S. Res. 625), as amended, was agreed…

I rise today to encourage all Americans to join the fight to support our Nation and our jobs and stand up against the growing threat of Communist China. I have been saying it for months: Buying American products is the No. 1 thing we can…

freedom of religion shouldn't be controversial. This is a fundamental right of our Nation, as stated in our Constitution: ``Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.''…

today what I want to talk about is religious freedom. Religious liberty is our first freedom under the Constitution of the United States. Americans have the right to freely exercise religion, a sacred right that I will always fight for…

Let's remember, the concern was that he didn't like the section about New Jersey and said that was inaccurate, but the idea that the Senate will support religious freedom, he is not willing to stand behind. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING…

the first thing I want to do is comment on the discussions we just had. I have been up here a little less than 2 years, and the thing that surprises me is, invariably, the Democrats won't stand up against the Communist Party in China. The…

First, I want to thank the chairman for his effort to try to figure out how we can stop shutting down the government. When I came up here with Senator Braun 2 years ago, we were in a government shutdown, and nobody wins. It doesn't work…

I rise to speak again today about the crisis in Venezuela, a defining human rights issue of our time. Nicolas Maduro is starving his own people, and innocent children are dying. It is a genocide right here in our hemisphere. Every day that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 189, S. 1151. I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third…

I came to the Senate 2 years ago because the people of Florida entrusted me to fight against the broken ways of Washington and the out-of-control spending that is threatening the future of our children and our grandchildren. I am fighting…

(English translation of the statement made in Spanish is as follows:) I stand with the people of Venezuela and will always fight for freedom and democracy in Latin America. Mr. President, what I have proposed is a simple action we can take…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Coronavirus Relief

I rise today to support the confirmation of Aileen Mercedes Cannon to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Cannon has a distinguished record of public service, during which she has demonstrated a…

I think it's important that people wear masks and that they socially distance.

I am disappointed my Democratic colleague doesn't want to focus on the global impact of General Secretary Xi's censorship. I clearly don't understand why my Democratic colleagues refuse to stand up to Communist China. They have stopped…

General Secretary Xi is a dictator and human rights violator. He is yet another Communist leader trying to be the dominant world power. The Chinese Communist Party is stripping the people of Hong Kong of their freedoms, cracking down on…

I yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island

I am one of the few Senators who have appointed people to the bench, and I take this very seriously. I believe in selecting judges who respect the separation of powers and the proper role of the judiciary in our democratic system. Their…