Mr. President, this week has been interesting, as I have seen from some of my friends on the other side of the aisle, a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth and all the horrible things that are going to come before us. And it reminded me…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to share a little bit of maybe a reflection on the pardons of last week. Part of the reason why I do, after the President issued the pardons for all of the January 6 protesters, I had a friend of…

Mr. President, this weekend, I was thinking about all of the criticism President Trump is receiving right now from some in the liberal media and from some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle as they kind of look down their…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the service and sacrifice of Greensboro Police Officer Michael Horan. On Monday, December 23--2 days before Christmas--Officer Horan was the first officer to respond to a call of a man with a firearm at…

Mr. President, as we start the 119th Congress, my colleague from North Carolina, who is currently presiding--I think we both agree that we want to emphasize that Congress has a role in supporting and protecting our law enforcement officers…

Mr. President, I just wanted to get up and explain why I will be voting against the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act a little bit later tonight. I am going to try to keep the volume down and maybe the frustration down a little…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that any Members or staff in the Chamber at this time be allowed to applaud for a period of up to 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (Applause.) The PRESIDING…

Madam President, I come to the floor to talk about the vote that we are about to move to here shortly. It sounds like motherhood and apple pie--the Social Security Fairness Act. Who could be against Social Security fairness? The fact of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from North Carolina. Social Security Fairness Act

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Marzano nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, so ordered.

And that the vote occur immediately. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…