Nobody elected him. We don't even know what his status is.

I call up my amendment No. 198 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Mr. King] proposes…

the news is coming so hard and fast these days that it is hard to sort it all out. Every day seems to be something new that captures our attention, our concern, our interest. What I would like to do today is to try to put some of it in…

This afternoon I was on the floor. I was privileged to attend to the remarks of the distinguished chair of the Finance Committee where he characterized the upcoming tax bill that will be before us shortly. He characterized it as…

I would like to begin my remarks this afternoon by talking a little bit about the Constitution. I spent some time last week talking about the Constitution and our failure to observe that the constitutional, fundamental structure of the…

today I speak in honor of Andrea Quaid and reflect on her outsized impact in my office and across the State of Maine. Andrea passed away the morning of January 31, 2025. She was an exemplary model for living passionately and in the pursuit…

we all began our careers here with the following words: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. When each of us arrived here in the Senate, we took…

Under the Constitution, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I yield 30 minutes of my postcloture debate time on the Vought nomination to Senator Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Duly noted. The Senator from South Carolina.

The candidate needs to be experienced and capable, and not have a stance that is hostile to the department or bureau they would be leading.

The framers of our Constitution set up a Senate confirmation process as a check on the executive branch to make sure that all parts of government are working by the people and for the people.

today I wish to recognize MAJ Michael Marfut, U.S. Army, for his outstanding work on behalf of the people of Maine and the Nation as a 2024 Department of Defense Legislative Fellow serving in my Washington, DC, office. Over the past year…

I will be brief because I am set to relieve you in the chair, so my time is very limited. There are two aspects to Jon's life that I would like to comment on. I experienced both. One was as a legislator and a Senator, and the other was as…

I rise to provide a brief statement on the rollcall votes on December 2, 2024. I was unable to attend the votes, but had I been here on Monday, December 2, 2024, I would have voted yea on vote No. 304, on the nomination of Anne Hwang, of…

I can't really improve upon the comments made by my senior colleague. I think she summarized Stacey Neumann's qualifications brilliantly and really made the case for her confirmation. I just wanted to add a couple of notes. One is that not…

That's the right answer. Thank you.

That's the right answer. Thank you.

I'm going to be introducing legislation to have you take a special focus on falls.

Ninety-plus percent of seniors want to stay in their houses as long as they possibly can.

I'm going to be introducing legislation to have you take a special focus on falls.

You should be. They're great, and I've never heard a negative word from a veteran about the treatment.

continuing with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his letter from the Birmingham jail: Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself, and that is what has happened to the…

It's a lot cheaper to buy somebody a bath mat than to fix a broken hip.

How do we be confident in this Committee that we're not sacrificing the quality of service to our veterans if we are reducing staff and at the same time, demand is going up?

Ninety-plus percent of seniors want to stay in their houses as long as they possibly can.