I join with my overwhelming bipartisan majority of Senators and House colleagues in delivering a message of unwavering support for our friends in Israel. And I want to congratulate my friend, the senior Senator from Oklahoma, for his very…

I rise this afternoon to address the crisis on our southern border and to say that we have a good opportunity with the Senate-approved National Defense Authorization Act. It is a remarkable opportunity for this body to strengthen homeland…

I ask unanimous consent that the following member of my staff be granted floor privileges until July 28, 2023, Chloe Jackson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this represents another degree of cooperation. This comes to us by unanimous consent. According to the rules, we must have a vote of the yeas and nays, but we are approaching the finish line, and out of consideration for those who have…

there is widespread bipartisan support for this amendment. I am going to vote for it, and a number of Republicans have cosponsored it. Although we are going to have to call the roll, perhaps this could be the moment when a 10-minute vote…

I now would like to congratulate my colleagues in the Senate for passing a very important National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. I see that my distinguished chairman has come back to the floor, and I want to thank him for…

I reserve the time of the proponents. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

to close on behalf of the proponents, this is a bipartisan amendment, and it deserves bipartisan support by the U.S. Senate. Rather than set up a disruptive new bureaucracy, it builds on the requirement for the President simply to select…

Now, Madam President, I think we can move along quickly if we do have order, and I do appreciate that. I call up my amendment No. 1055 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by…

I ask unanimous consent that there be up to 6 minutes of debate before the next rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1055 (Purpose: To establish the Office of the Lead Inspector General…

I ask consent to have 1 additional minute on each side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

how much time is left on this unnecessary and extraneous amendment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. One minute and 11 seconds.

let me say that in just a few moments, we will begin voting on amendments that are subject to unanimous consent requests, and we hope to do five votes today and additional votes tomorrow and following so that we can get this National…

to speak for a few seconds in opposition to this amendment, it is absolutely unnecessary. I cannot think of any currently serving elected official of significance who is calling for suspending or withdrawing from NATO. If I didn't know…

A parliamentary inquiry. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas and nays are ordered, but the Senator will state his inquiry.

I ask unanimous consent that the following interns from my office be granted floor privileges until July 28, 2023: Shields Armstrong, Dia Chawla, Sykes Connell, Bobby Current, Don Fruge, Christian Fulcher, and Barron Liston. The PRESIDING…

Do I understand this will be a 10-minute vote and those Senators who arrive after 10 minutes and a brief grace period will not be allowed to vote? Is that the position of the chair? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Ten-minute votes have been ordered.

I urge a ``no'' vote for those reasons. Vote on Amendment No. 429 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on agreeing to amendment No. 429.

I appreciate the clarity. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I can assure my friend from South Carolina that when Senator Cotton reaches the floor, I will yield to him because he is time-constrained. What I want to say is what I have been saying all along this year since the Biden budget came out…

It may come as a total shock to you that I would want to ask about the Stennis Space Center.

There is simply too much at stake. President Xi and the CCP are hell-bent on dominating us on every front.

There is simply too much at stake. President Xi and the CCP are hell-bent on dominating us on every front.

It may come as a total shock to you that I would want to ask about the Stennis Space Center.

I strongly disagree with this administration's obsession with misguided woke policies related to climate change and diversity, equity, and inclusion.