Mr. President, as we can tell, this week, Washington is completely dysfunctional, and the unwillingness to work together has caused multiple government shutdowns. If Members of Congress cannot work together to pass a budget, they should…

Madam President, America is in crisis. Today, the Federal debt sits at a staggering $27 trillion, and it has grown by more than $4 trillion in just the last year. Now, Congress is debating whether to spend another $1.9 trillion, raising…

Madam President, I am extremely disappointed in my colleague's decision to block this resolution. My colleagues and I wouldn't be doing this resolution if we were receiving the information that my colleague said we were receiving. This has…

Madam President, I thank Senator Lankford and Senator Ernst. Passing this resolution will show the American people that Congress can be both responsive to the needs of American families and small businesses hurt by this pandemic while also…

Mr. President, I first want to thank my colleague from West Virginia and my colleague from Iowa for their focus on getting our kids back in school. I agree with the three r's: respect the science, reopen our schools safely, and return our…

the Republican Civil War has been canceled, right? Like they want this forced unification behind Trump and to just shut up and move on and not talk about the insurrection, not do an investigation because they don't want to talk about it.

Thank you, Chairman. First off, I want to thank everybody for your hard work.

I am flabbergasted that--not that you do not know now, but that there is no public information about why we have all these National Guards here.

What was the purpose of the original--the National Guard that came and put up the fencing, what was the rationale?

What was the threat assessment, and why was it set up that they would be here for, it seems like now months on end?

This is a complete waste of time. It is not doing anything to help American families. It`s not helping people get jobs. It`s not helping get the vaccine out. It`s actually -- it`s vindictive.