I think you have to follow the waiver language, and it is not the use of the funds--it is the activities on the ground.

We called for his release publicly on September 14.

The humanity crisis is horrible and every day we wait, more people are dying, and the United States needs to take decisive action.

It depends upon us standing by our values as we resolve the issues in the contested area.

As President Biden has said frequently, our foreign policy will be wrapped within our values and it is difficult for some of us to understand that based upon the actions in that region.

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I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2747, introduced by Senators Klobuchar and Fischer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows…

I further ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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schools throughout and the Nation implement public health requirements to keep students, teachers, and their communities safe. Let me remind my colleagues, the pages are in the Page School. They should be treated no differently, as far as…

reserving the right to object. Mr. President, I have major concerns about this unanimous consent request. But let me start first with the process, whether we should be legislating a policy in regard to the health of our pages. Despite what…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, and the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2747) was passed, as follows: S. 2747 Be it…

I believe it is the case that you have not sent yet instruction to all our embassies in the Hemisphere asking them to make this a priority.

We remain committed to continue feasible and constructive efforts towards the creation of a Parliamentary Assembly in the OAS framework.

Obviously, and Secretary Biser, you are absolutely right, there is a tremendous shortage in the modernization and replacement of our water infrastructure.

My concern is that it is a robust democracy and their elections are not predictable, as we have seen in the last three elections where they really changed directions in each one of those elections, but it was the will of the people at the…

The WSSC is a model governance. It has worked extremely well among the Maryland, Washington, and suburb counties.

Do you have a similar concern about the affordability in your State?

The pressure on the ratepayers makes it virtually impossible to make the type of investment through the ratepayers that are necessary to make those improvements.

I think it is gaining momentum, but I think it needs a push from the Administration in its participation at OAS.

We have the LIHEAP Program for other utilities, and you mentioned in your testimony, Ms. Powell, that you have used the COVID relief funds that were provided under HHS.

I just hope that you can add some expertise as to how we can have a structure that can provide the future needs for the customers in the Baltimore region.