We continue to see large farms use loopholes to maximize crop insurance payments.

Ensuring an affordable, safe, and stable supply of food is one of the most important jobs that you or any Secretary of Ag has.

the Senate is considering the nomination of Mr. Mayorkas to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. I come to the floor at this point, before we vote on that motion today, to raise questions about whether or not he should be in that…

Please raise your right hand. Your hand is on the Bible. Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, former President of the United States, now pending, that you will do…

It’s a big constitutional question about impeaching a private citizen. Should Congress, under the Constitution, even do it?

I would like to recognize the retirement of MG Arthur Dean as CEO and executive chairman of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, known as CADCA. MG Arthur T. Dean, U.S. Army, Retired, came from humble beginnings in North Carolina to…

One, I congratulate my friend, Patrick Leahy for once again assuming the position of President pro tempore after 6 years of absence, I believe, and also to express my working relationship with him in the 40 years that he and I have served…

on January 11, I had the honor of administering the oath of office to Iowa's speaker of the house, Patrick Grassley, who also happens to be my grandson. It was a privilege for me and my family to participate in the opening day of the Iowa…

2 minutes to speak, please, for two purposes. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Iowa is recognized. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

as the most senior Republican Senator in the Republican majority, I have had the privilege to serve as Senate President pro tempore in the 116th Congress. The last time a Senator from Iowa served in this constitutional office was 100 years…

last week, I started my annual tradition of holding Q&A's with Iowans in all 99 counties. This is my 41st consecutive year, and remember that only one meeting counts for the tally. But I hold many Q&A's in more populous counties. For…

I hope we can move away from partisan divisiveness and personalized attacks against each other.

I do not support socialism, or Marxism, or so-called democratic socialism that would end with command-and-control policies.

I think it would be a big mistake to raise taxes on individuals and businesses as they struggle through an economic recovery and a pandemic.

In order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to its further reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 11) to provide…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 13) to establish…

I now ask unanimous consent for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleague, Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden, to discuss a tax provision included in the omnibus appropriations bill currently before the Senate. The tax title in this bill…

history will look back at 2020 and find many lessons and even some silver linings to unpack. The loss of more than 300,000 American lives so far will be mourned for years to come. Operation Warp Speed, which President Trump launched…

Yes. That is why we are allowing these businesses, both those with forgiven loans and those without, to claim credits for wages paid in previous quarters that this bill makes eligible for the credit on their fourth quarter 2020 payroll tax…

I ask unanimous consent to, please, have 1 minute in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

today is Sunday, and I want to remember what Senator Byrd said on a lot of Sundays when the Senate was in session. He didn't say this because he didn't want to work on Sunday, but he wanted everybody to remember the significance of Sunday…

in this town, political arguments often change places very quickly. Actually, observers could get whiplash when that happens. Now, just think about just a few months back. Before this election, we had elected Democrats scaring voters with…