Thank you. I first want to acknowledge this extraordinary moment in the history of the Senate. I believe you have been holding the floor now for more than 10 hours, and perhaps we will go on even longer. You have been joined by your…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Slotkin) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1233 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1210 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed oin the Record, as follows: S. 1211 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that DeNay Adams, Quentin Mansfield, Victoria Esparza, and Kelsey Handschuh be granted floor privileges until April 3, 2025. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the State of the Union Address was quite a performance by President Trump. Maybe one of the highlights of humor was when he focused on the Social Security Administration. Remember what he told us? There were 4.7 million ``Social Security…

some people come to Congress to check a box, collect a credential, and then head to where the big bucks are: lobbying firms. For others, working as a Capitol Hill staffer is part of a lifetime of public service. Kevin Cronin was one of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1193 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 155 Ex.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for 10 minutes and that Senator Merkley be permitted to speak for up to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Social Security

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 145 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso Blackburn…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 148 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…

I want to thank my colleague from Maryland for his excellent presentation. This is an issue which people with little money in the bank never think about. People who are living paycheck to paycheck don't have a big savings account, don't…

the Senate will soon vote on the nomination of Aaron Reitz, President Trump's nominee for Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy. Simply put, Mr. Reitz's nomination is a danger to the rule of law. At his confirmation…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent. The result was…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 147 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 150 Leg.] YEAS--70 Alsobrooks Banks Barrasso Blackburn Booker Boozman Britt Budd…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1146 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 146 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso…

I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 152 Leg.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1146 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 28, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 151 Leg.] YEAS--70 Alsobrooks Banks Barrasso…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 74, nays 25, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 139 Ex.] YEAS--74 Baldwin Banks Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd…

I believe Gabbard and Ratcliffe intentionally misled Congress yesterday.