Do you commit to keep this committee fully and currently informed about the activities under your purview?

I absolutely want to continue that outreach.

Let me thank Senator Hirono for her comments, and I also thank Senator Padilla for his comments. I have never gone through something like this before, where the Republicans are breaking a quorum after they have already voted a nominee for…

let me just repeat a comment. I know Senator Hirono is on the floor, and I want to give her an opportunity to speak on this, but let me make this clear. The affiliate rules that are used by the Small Business Administration are exactly the…

in a few moments, I am going to make a unanimous consent request in regard to Dilawar Syed to be the Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Let me give you a little bit of background on Mr. Syed's nomination and why I…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be discharged from further consideration of PN231, the nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration; that at a…

we have been in session now for about 11 hours, and we have taken up a handful of noncontroversial nominees. The reason? The abuse by the Republicans of the rules of the Senate--filibuster after filibuster that require cloture votes--so we…

I rise today with my colleagues Senators Collins, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Brown, Casey, Hassan, Kaine, King, Klobuchar, Markey, Menendez, Rosen, Smith, Van Hollen, and Warren to recognize the week beginning September 12, 2021, as National…

Through the story of Louisa Swain, the State of Wyoming and the State of Maryland share an important piece of the history of women's right to vote.

I ask that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We did that very much so in the bipartisan infrastructure package, and we continue to stress the importance of environmental justice.

Under the leadership of this Committee, we are going to give you additional resources and tools in order to deal with this challenge.

We appreciate the Majority Leader giving us this opportunity to get back to our home States.

So we still have the categories of reporters that work for us that are still in Afghanistan. We have women that were officials in Afghanistan that are at risk. We have NGOs that worked with us in Afghanistan, their employees that are at…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the order that no business be conducted during today's pro forma session, it be in order to receive H.R. 5085 from the House; that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that the…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized notwithstanding the order that no business be conducted during today's pro forma session. The VICE PRESIDENT. Is there an objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned in accordance with the order of August 10, 2021, for previously ordered pro forma sessions. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:31 and 36 seconds a.m., adjourned until Friday…

The Israel-Gaza conflict continues to flare up, according to recent news reports.

I have requested a letter and have received a letter from the GSA, Associate Administrator Rivera, dated August 10th, 2021, to make it clear none of these funds will be used for renovations of the FBI facility located on Pennsylvania…

I thank my friend from Oklahoma. The two of us arrived in the House of Representatives on the same day. We have been friends for all this period of time. I thank him for his generosity. Budget Reconciliation Madam President, I take this…

let me thank Senator Schumer for his comments. I agree completely with everything the Senator said. I would just make one additional point before I make my unanimous consent request. What I am asking for now has been what we have been…

I rise to speak about the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and then I will be asking unanimous consent to consider legislation. We included the Restaurant Revitalization Fund in our March legislation on COVID relief. We did that because, of…

my State of Maryland has a proud history of innovation in satellite technology and space exploration. Greenbelt, MD, is home to Goddard, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's first Space Flight Center Space Flight Center. The…

I regret the decision of my colleague from Kentucky. I just really want to point out, we have had hearings in our committee--Small Business Committee--in which the Restaurant Revitalization Act was very much brought up during the hearing…

I rise to speak in support of amendment No. 2478, which would make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency, or the MBDA, which is the only Federal Agency to focus exclusively on the needs of minority businesses. This…