the difference between medicine and politics--because I am a doctor--is that in medicine, you are forced to look at reality as reality is, whereas in politics we can make up reality. It is: Oh, my gosh, I want it to be this way; so let's…

That was papering over a terrible loss of educational opportunity for those who are most vulnerable in our society.

I think we have to look more broadly than, say, just the use of a mask.

I agree totally that when we tell Americans that natural immunity does not confer immunity. That goes against the science.

I rise supporting my colleague's proposal. This proposal provides disaster supplemental assistance relief for Southwest and Southeast Louisiana; it extends the National Flood Insurance Program; it funds the government; and it restores…

I rise, as I have before, to explain the urgent need to pass a supplemental disaster assistance bill. But this time it is not just for Hurricane Laura, which hit southwest Louisiana over a year ago; it now includes Hurricane Ida, the…

the Democratic Party's reckless $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend reconciliation--their spending spree--will be a disaster for the American family. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget warns that this spree could increase the deficit…

I would have voted no on the confirmation of Veronica S. Rossman to be a United States Circuit judge for the Tenth Circuit. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

just a few weeks ago, Southeast Louisiana was pummeled by Hurricane Ida on the 16th anniversary, to the day, of Hurricane Katrina's landfall. Ida knocked out power across the State, including the entire city of New Orleans and its…

I ask unanimous consent that Elizabeth Kay, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges today, August 5, 2021. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I would like to rise and speak to the infrastructure bill that is before us and, specifically, about a component of the infrastructure bill. My colleague, earlier, Senator Tuberville from Alabama, said that when he goes home he speaks to…

I join tonight in the celebration of a significant next step in the passage of a $550 billion, over 5-year infrastructure package, with roads and bridges, highways, sewer systems, broadband, flood mitigation, and coastal resiliency. If our…

I ask unanimous consent that the following interns in my office be granted floor privileges today, July 28, 2021: Bryce Billiot and Will Sirmon. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered ____________________

I have good news for the people of Louisiana and good news for the American people: We have an agreement on an infrastructure package. Now, OK, an ``infrastructure package''; what does that mean? Let's just talk. There will be $110 billion…

I ask unanimous consent that my remarks may conclude shortly after 1:10 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

And how does USMCA address that?

Mr. Davis, I am going to ask you a couple of questions that may seem far afield and are questions I do not have the answer to, which will make it more interesting.

If there is ever a hearing that contrasted the two parties, it would be this.

we are seeing record numbers of people coming to the U.S. Mexican border. I am told 63 different countries have folks that have arrived at our border. In the latest numbers released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, CBP, they…

I ask unanimous consent that Ashley Roberts, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We try to build economies in Central America that would keep folks in Central America as opposed to migrating here.

But at the same time, even given that, there is still a difference in access to services and education such that people in the rural area, in particular those who are in the informal economy, you could almost say would be mired in a…

Strengthening our competitiveness in the face of unfair actions from countries like China is an area that unites Republicans and Democrats.

Facility staff reported an absence of workflow training content and associated reference materials that prevented them from not only understanding how to apply what little they had learned to their daily work but also prevented a basic…