Democrats in Washington are playing a high- stakes game with our Nation's finances. Congress just keeps passing bill after bill that adds trillions of dollars in spending to Washington's credit card. First, there was the $1.9 trillion…

we recently marked the 20th anniversary of September 11, a day that forever changed our Nation. This direct assault on our country sparked the Global War on Terrorism, a war that came at great personal cost to our men and women serving in…

I will continue on this path. We, again, passed this bill. It was signed into law in 2017, creating the foundation to establish the Global War on Terrorism Memorial. So that was the first step in a process that has now culminated after 4…

words can't describe the emotions I felt watching the ruthless Taliban once again seize control of Afghanistan, the very same country from where terrorists plotted the attacks on America two decades earlier. The world watched hopelessly as…

I would agree with the point that is being made by so many of my colleagues that this is a diversion away from 9/11, away from the 20th anniversary, and away from the debacle that was his Afghanistan withdrawal.

I grew up on a farm in Southwest Iowa, where we took extraordinary pride in the work we did and the livestock and crops we raised. Our hard-working livestock producers should not have to worry about being subject to onerous regulations and…

I call up my amendment, No. 3115, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Iowa [Ms. Ernst], for herself and Mr…

reserving the right to object, I would ask unanimous consent that the request be further modified to include my amendment No. 2639, and my amendment is very simple. It requires a public price tag to be put on projects funded with taxpayer…

we have all experienced a bit of buyer's remorse this past year. The uncertainty caused by the pandemic had folks stockpiling too much or just doing a little online retail therapy for things they may never use. But when it comes to impulse…

President Biden's economic policies are causing nationwide sticker shock. The price of nearly everything is higher today than it has been since Biden was in the White House the first time. The cost of consumer goods has gone up every month…

I ask unanimous consent to use a prop during my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Thank you, Chairwoman Smith and I am pleased to join you this morning for this hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy.

I would like to thank all of our witnesses for being here today and sharing information that is so important to all of us that reside and work in rural America.

In one of my 99 county tours in Iowa, in Northwest Iowa, very sparsely populated, it was brought to my attention that the wind turbines on a number of these properties, actually the taxes drawn from those wind turbines enabled that very…

as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I rise to pay tribute to COL David W. Trotter, who has selflessly served our great country as a U.S. Army intelligence officer. He is a fellow alumnus of the Iowa State University Cyclone…

in each new Congress, the bill number S. 1 is a sign of the majority's priority legislation. It says a lot about the new Democrat majority that the bill they chose to design as S. 1 prioritizes themselves. This bill creates a Federal…

I thank Senator Scott, and I appreciate the time to speak today on this topic. Certainly, I am rising to also support the Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act. The United States should no longer provide any recognition or resources to Hamas…

you might have missed it, but without much fanfare, the White House quietly released the President's budget on the Friday before a holiday weekend. Maybe we weren't supposed to notice the plan at all, but the contents make it impossible to…

I rise to support my colleague and friend from New York in the call for the consideration of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. This is an effort whose time is well past due. For too long, our servicemembers…

We are pushing back against the federal government incentive for people to stay home.

I ask unanimous consent that Stephen Voline, a legislative defense fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered Military Appreciation Month

I rise again today in support of my colleague in calling for consideration of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act. This is an effort whose time has come for serious debate and consideration on the Senate floor…

just 1 percent of the U.S. population serves in the defense of our great Nation. America owes an immeasurable debt of gratitude to this small number of citizens who give so much to protect our freedoms and our way of life. May is Military…

It is critical that this Committee continues its work with the SBA to ensure that the COVID relief programs we have worked on so hard over the past year are administered effectively and with transparency.