since January, DOGE has saved $115 billion. That amounts to--order, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Order.

As I always say, if you can't find waste in Washington, you are not looking. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.

Some of DOGE's findings include that the Small Business Administration gave out more than $300 million in loans to thousands of children 11 years and younger; Agencies were paying for tens of thousands of unused software licenses; and the…

This is exactly why I have been calling on Washington to evaluate all federal real estate holdings.

Withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Withdrawn. The Senator from California is recognized for two minutes.

for over a decade, I have led the charge to expose government abuses, curb reckless regulations, and protect hard- working taxpayers from Washington's overreach. As my colleagues have so rightly discussed, the actions by the Biden…

I ask unanimous consent that the previously rescheduled vote begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. ____________________

in just a few minutes, we will be asked to decide whether the Honorable Kelly Loeffler should be confirmed as Administrator of the Small Business Administration. As chair of the Small Business Committee, I would like to strongly urge all…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Kelly Loeffler

DoD did not track funding at the level of detail necessary to determine whether the DoD provided funding to Chinese research laboratories.

later today, we have the opportunity to advance the nomination of the Honorable Kelly Loeffler to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Senator Loeffler is immensely qualified for this role. As a successful…

Rest assured: Lieutenant Colonel Gabbard loves this country — a fact proven by the fact that she put her life on the line to defend it.

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 legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 75, nays 24, as…

I rise in support of the Laken Riley Act and ask my fellow colleagues to vote for my amendment, Sarah's Law. Combined, these actions will close the loopholes that for too long have allowed murderers who come here illegally to roam free in…

our Nation, this body, and the American people are all too familiar with stories like Laken Riley's, the 22- year-old nursing student beaten to death by an illegal immigrant, one who was already in police custody in New York City before…

my proposal includes selling off thousands of vacant and underutilized buildings; auditing the IRS to fire the thousands of employees who owe tens of millions of dollars in unpaid taxes; pulling the plug on Biden's billion-dollar…

thank you to my colleague from Oklahoma, Senator James Lankford, for arranging today's event. Mr. President, a winter storm shut down the Nation's Capital this week, but did anyone notice? Essential government employees showed up to do…

I will support Pete through this process.

I look forward to a fair hearing based on truth, not anonymous sources.

Thank you, Senator Rosen. Joining our colloquy now is the senior Senator from Maryland, Ben Cardin. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). The Senator from Maryland.

Thank you to the Senator from Iowa for joining our colloquy. I will yield the time now to a very, very good friend and fellow colleague of the Abraham Accords Caucus, Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…

Thank you, Senator Cardin. Thank you for your leadership. Senator Ted Budd represents the great State of North Carolina. He is unable to join us, but he did want to make sure we read his constituent's bio. Eight of these remaining hostages…

over 290 days ago, Iran-backed Hamas brutally murdered more than 30 Americans and took a dozen more hostage. Today, eight of those kidnapped on October 7 remain in the Gaza Strip, held captive by an inhumane terrorist group that wants…

Now more than ever, as you have seen, just disasters across the United States.

I do applaud the House for coming together in a bipartisan way.