Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 6, 2023
Madam President, I have eight requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate: committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 12:30 p.m., to conduct a business meeting. COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 11 a.m., to conduct a business meeting.…
Said by
Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Share & report

More from Brian Schatz

Jan 24, 2025

Mr. President, anyone who has tried to buy a carton of eggs at the grocery store lately has probably seen a sign on the empty shelves saying there is a national shortage of eggs because of the bird flu. The reason notices like this exist…

govinfo.gov
Jan 28, 2025

Mr. President, if it weren't for a judge's temporary administrative stay, we would still be in the middle of Trump's pointless and illegal shutdown right now. Federal funding for a whole host of things would be frozen, meaning people all…

govinfo.gov
Feb 5, 2025

I just want to drill down on why the profit motive is so dangerous to public service. If you are in the business of trying to figure out where to drop a Starbucks or whatever, you have got to figure out where the people are, right? You…

govinfo.gov
Feb 3, 2025

Back to the Affordable Care Act: [T]he ACA subsidy schemes simply masks these impacts. That is a funny one. The ACA subsidy scheme masks the impacts, which is really to say we have an inefficient healthcare system--I think everybody can…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation