First I would like to respond---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.
Barbara Mikulski
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Barbara Mikulski served as a United States Senator from Maryland from 1987 to 2017, making her the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history. A member of the Democratic Party, she was known for her strong advocacy for women's rights, healthcare, and veterans' issues. Throughout her tenure, Mikulski played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those aimed at improving access to healthcare and supporting social programs.
I note that the Senator from Maryland wishes to respond. How much time do the Democrats have in this debate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrats have 9 minutes remaining.
I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Illinois have 4 minutes to offer a rebuttal and I have 5 minutes for the wrapup debate before we move to vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…
pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act for purposes of the pending bill, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second…
With that I urge the adoption of this bill and hope we could move forward as a united bipartisan Congress. I yield the floor. I yield what time I would have. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.
as we begin to close out this part of the debate, I would just say that the issues I am advocating are deeply personal to me and, I believe, deeply personal to all Senators. When I talk about the fact that we have to fund help for…
Thank you very much. We are eager to engage in conversation with each other. It is the belief of the members of the Judiciary Committee--at least the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee--that the President has enough current authority to…
The bill that is before the Senate contains $3.57 billion of emergency spending, a reduction of $1 billion, to help fund and care for the children who seek refuge and to fight the criminal traffickers at the border. We fund fighting…
a parliamentary question: Did the Senator from Alabama raise a budget point of order? Did the Senator from Alabama raise a budget point of order? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.
we are now in the closing hours of this session of the Congress. We are getting ready to take our break. I am rising to exhort our Members to vote for the urgent supplemental. I appreciate the fact that we have adopted the motion to…
if I could respond to the Senator from Texas, first of all, I do not want my objection to be interpreted by him or by the Senate or those watching as a pugnacious dismissal of the Senator's request. The distinguished Senator from Texas has…
I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 3 minutes in support of my motion to waive. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
The Senator will yield for a question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority whip.
I wish to recognize the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. I am proud to stand here today to remember the heroism of the men and women who took part in the Warsaw Uprising. On August 1, 1944, the Polish Home Army was ordered…
first of all, the Senate is not in order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will come to order. The Senator from Maryland is recognized.
I know the Senate is now considering whether we should vote on the motion to proceed to the emergency supplemental bill. That means under our rules of another century we actually don't get to the bill. We have a debate or even have a…
I would like to continue the discussion on the urgent supplemental. But before I do, I want to say that the senior Senator from Arizona is on the floor, and I want to say something heartwarming to my colleague. I say to the Senator from…
to the Senator from California, I thank her for her excellent statement. She brings such experience and expertise. It is very much appreciated. Has the Senator looked at my supplemental recommendations where we have actually added money…
I rise to speak on the pending business before the Senate. The Senate just achieved cloture on the motion to proceed to the emergency supplemental funding bill. Let me explain to the people who are watching this either in the gallery or on…
I think we have just heard something really interesting and I think--excuse me. The way the Senator from New Mexico concluded--was the Senator from California scheduled to speak next?
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 30, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on commerce, science…
I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 30, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``When…
I thought I was at 4:52. I didn't mean to jump the line. I really do want to hear from the Senator from California, the chair of the intelligence committee, as well as the chair of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border…
I rise to speak on the urgent supplemental bill, and I rise as the chair of the full Committee on Appropriations that is actually trying to move the urgent supplemental. ``Supplemental'' is an important word. It means it is in addition to…
I thank the Senator very much. I love our U.S. Naval Academy. But when you have great leaders, we want to in some way be able to memorialize them in a way that they inspired this ongoing, this next generation, and the generations to come…





