I ask consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Hoekstra nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, we are gathered here to talk about the budget. We are going to be voting on a budget resolution shortly, and I am concerned. I am concerned that there is so much enthusiasm among conservatives and Republicans for cutting…

I rise in opposition to the amendment. President Trump wants the national security workforce to work for our security instead of any other agenda. Federal employees already enjoy more benefits and protections than the private sector. They…

This budget resolution proposes to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion. There is nothing conservative--absolutely nothing conservative--about adding $5 trillion in debt. This $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling will be the largest…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1760. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered 1760 to amendment No…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask the Senate execute the order of March 26, with respect to S.J. Res. 37. ____________________

``Taxation without representation is tyranny,'' bellowed James Otis in the days and weeks and years leading up to the American Revolution. This became the rallying cry of American patriots: No taxation without representation. The American…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1266 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an…

Mr. President, I compliment President Trump and DOGE for exposing waste and abuse in foreign aid spending. It boggles the mind to think that some in Congress defend spending $2 million on sex changes in Guatemala, thousands on an LGBT…

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 senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

Mr. President, President Trump has pledged to balance the budget. I want to help him. I want to help him with this task. But to balance the budget requires much less spending than this current bill entails. Our national debt now exceeds…