I rise to introduce School Food Modernization Act to assist our schools in updating outdated kitchen equipment, allowing them to provide healthier meals to students. I also thank my colleague from Minnesota, Senator Smith, for cosponsoring…

You need to do it now.

We can keep teachers safe. We can keep kids safe. We can open schools and we have the ability to do that now.

this is the time of year when people are calculating their taxes and filing their returns. There are inequities in our Tax Code, and the bill I am introducing today, the SALT Deduction Fairness Act, would help remedy one of these…

there can be no excuse for the kind of rampant fraud that has been so prevalent in California.

unemployment insurance is absolutely critical to individuals who have lost jobs through no fault of their own.

I rise to introduce the PPP Extension Act of 2021. I'm pleased to be joined in introducing this bill by my colleagues, Senators Cardin and Shaheen. Last March, the three of us, along with Senator Rubio, formed a Small Business Task Force…

This amendment provides $650 billion of immediate relief to those Americans who need it most. It is focused on the COVID crisis before us, not on future unrelated spending priorities. The amendment provides $160 billion to bolster vaccine…

--just as we had on the five previous bipartisan bills. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont is recognized for 1 minute.

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act, I move to waive, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes of debate, equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator will proceed.

I call up my amendment No. 1242, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for herself and others, proposes an…

I rise today to introduce the Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act. I am pleased to be partnering with Senator Cantwell on this initiative. Our bipartisan bill would create a new pilot program at the National Park Service to support the…

It was a very good exchange of views. I wouldn’t say that we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a two hour meeting. But what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further at the staff level and amongst…

the Senate was asked to decide whether this body has the constitutional jurisdiction to hold an impeachment trial of Donald Trump now that he is no longer President of the United States. While the Constitution does not explicitly address…

last week, I was pleased to join my colleague from West Virginia, Senator Joe Manchin, in introducing the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act, better known as the AUTO for Veterans Act. I am pleased that…

I ask unanimous consent that Peter Schunk, a defense fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I rise today to introduce the American Broadband Buildout Act. This legislation would help ensure that rural Americans have access to broadband services at the speeds they need to participate fully in the benefits of our modern society and…

Seeing no one seeking recognition, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Ms. Collins pertaining to the introduction of S. 436 are printed in today's Record under…

I was pleased to see that you agree that the Chinese Communist Party uses these institutes as an instrument for propaganda.

Disruption would have been easier than what they did. They had focused, disciplined data theft.

I take no pleasure in that. I think that shows how widespread this problem is.

I think they have an obligation to cooperate with this inquiry and I hope they will voluntarily do so.

85 percent of the critical infrastructure in this country is owned by the private sector, and that's one reason that I think mandatory reporting is so critical.