This is an executive branch decision that, who works for the executive branch is determined by the president of the United States.

Congress can’t do anything except complain about it.

Going out looking for a job after having a job for 10 years is not an easy thing to do.

I rise today to speak in support of the nomination of Brooke Rollins of Texas to be Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. I met Mrs. Rollins during President Trump's first term when we worked together to pass the largest criminal…

for the third time, I come to the Senate floor to ask my Democrat colleagues if they will respect the Democrats on the Senate Agriculture Committee. That committee voted unanimously to approve Mrs. Rollins to be Secretary of Agriculture…

I plead w President Trump to exempt potash from the tariff because family farmers get most of our potash from Canada.

I'm just trying to make the president's job easier.

after the Gabbard nomination, the next issue up for consideration by the Senate is cloture on the Robert F. Kennedy nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. This Cabinet position is responsible for implementing the…

sometime today, we are voting on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard. She is going to be Director of National Intelligence after she is confirmed. Until she was nominated, I only knew her from seeing her in media sound bites and what other…

We write to you today concerning the reported firing of Inspectors General (IGs) from 18 offices.

The only thing I don’t like about the way we had this mass firing is the law that says that Congress should get notified 30 days ahead of time — besides the firing — that the president hasn’t abided by that law.

The only thing I don't like about the way we had this mass firing is the law that says that Congress should get notified. The president hasn't abided by that law.

Congress was not provided the legally required 30-day notice and case-specific reasons for removal, as required by law.

I just did, by talking to you.

While IGs aren't immune from committing acts requiring their removal and they can be removed by the president, the law must be followed.

I'd like to alert the president to the fact that he can abide by the law and still get rid of the people he wants to get rid of.

Another day another attack against Kash Patel by the Democrats.

one short issue to just make mention, and then I want to pay tribute to an Iowan. This week we are going to vote on the Secretary of Agriculture to be confirmed for the Cabinet. That person was voted out of committee unanimously. So I…

character+ credibility which over half a million law enforcement officers hv vouched for.

nothing more than hearsay

today, we will vote on the nomination of Russ Vought to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Mr. Vought served as the OMB Director for much of President Trump's first term, and before that, he was Deputy Director of the…

sometime today, we are confirming Scott Turner as the new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. As a former NFL cornerback, developer, State and local official, and Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization…

I ask unanimous consent to have the enclosed rules of procedure for the committee on the Judiciary for the 119th Congress printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that Sam Ruhe and Ivy Benjenk, two detailees in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I have four 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…