this March, as we mark National Kidney Month, we have the opportunity to remember those we have lost to kidney-related illnesses, recognize the work we have done to combat kidney diseases, and recommit to continue and expand on these…

Looking at this revolving fund is absolutely essential if we are going to be able to make progress on this infrastructure need.

This is a time to really review the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Locally, we have invested a great deal of money and resources into stormwater management.

The Clean Water State Revolving Fund formula that was developed in 1987, no one knows exactly why that formula was created the way it was.

It has been a multi-year trend in the decline of countries that are free.

We need a comprehensive strategy, including how we invest our international assistance budgets to support democratic institutions around the world.

Mr. Putin's ability to wage war not only against Ukraine, but he has waged war against democratic institutions around the globe.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now recess until 2:15 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:19 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Ms. Sinema)…

first, let me thank Senator Murkowski for her leadership on behalf of women's issues here in the U.S. Senate. I join her in calling for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women's Act. I am glad that she mentioned that. I join her…

I am a little bit baffled as to why it is taking so long in regards to aircraft getting into Ukraine.

What steps are we taking today to help Moldova and Georgia, recognizing that if the circumstances change and Mr. Putin believes he has the ability he would not hesitate to cross those borders?

we, certainly, appreciate the unity that the Biden administration has been able to achieve with our allies in the global community in isolating Russia and providing needed help to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people.

Time is of the essence and we would like to see those planes there yesterday.

Is the State Department prepared to be able to implement major supplying of humanitarian needs in regards to the refugees that have fled as well as the people within Ukraine that need help?

I would appreciate as that gets rolled out that we get as much of the information so that we can get it to our communities.

I do think we always want to find the right balance, the balance between giving flexibility to the States.

Mr. Chairman, you have a way of introducing people. We appreciate it very much.

But most important, I think I speak for every member of this Committee, we appreciate your respect for every single member of this Committee.

It is a major increase in percentage, which is great. It increases over time, which is also the smart way to do it.

Could I ask that you keep us informed as well as the Small Business Committee informed as to how you are implementing that goal?

yesterday, many of us in the Senate had the opportunity to meet with the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States. It was an opportunity for many of us to express our admiration for the commitment of the Ukrainian people to the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The yeas and nays have been requested. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to finish my remarks prior to the scheduled vote at 11:30. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

at the end of this month, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments in the case of West Virginia v. EPA, in which the Justices will consider the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas…