It is going to be an important project for resilience.

I strongly support the reauthorization of EDA; 2004 has been too long.

Ellicott City had two 100 year floods within 20 months. So it has been really challenged on how to deal with the increased flooding in that community.

It is going to help on economic growth.

It is important that we reauthorize it.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Maryland.

I take this time--and I will be making a unanimous consent request in regards to the superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy, but I first want to acknowledge my responsibilities on behalf of this body. You see, I serve on the Board of…

obviously I am deeply disappointed by the objection being heard here. I really feel compelled to explain one factor of my colleague's comments. We don't want the military involved in politics. We do everything we can to keep them insulated…

I rise today in strong support for the confirmation of Dilawar Syed to fill the long vacant role of Deputy Administrator for the Small Business Administration. After more than 2 years since President Biden first nominated Mr. Syed, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Maryland.

I rise to congratulate Kenneth Paul Reichard on his retirement and to thank him for his 17 years of outstanding service as my Montgomery County district director and his career of selfless service to the residents of the county and all…

They do not know what the processing time is. We were told one time it was 8 weeks, another time it was 12 weeks.

it is a beautiful place to visit.

First, Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing.

Thank you for your commitment to this. We know it is not an easy task.

I rise to express my disappointment in the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to curtail the Clean Water Act, the principal law governing pollution control and water qualities of our Nation's waterways. The narrow interpretation now…

Where in this budget do we see your priorities of expanding normalization between countries in the region with Israel?

One of the advantages of our system of government, the separation of branches, that we can use the power of both branches working together for the same objectives.

If your objective is for us to advance our values, why would you put us in a difficult position?

I think you run into a comparable if not more severe challenge to the legitimacy of the body--of the entities that would be coming before the tribunal.

The United States cannot sit on the sidelines, as you pointed out. It has got to be a collective action.

Both of you have said that our foreign policy and your--our aid needs to be wrapped in our values and to protect human rights.

There is no question about Russia's crime of aggressions, no question about their committing crimes against humanity and genocide.

I strongly support our efforts to help the ICC. I strongly support our efforts to help the Ukrainian prosecutor in any way that we can.

I think we could have put a much brighter spotlight on human rights and on our values on these areas than I see in the budget you submitted.