I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 1790

Thank you for the recognition, Madam President. Last month, on August 22, an 86-year-old grandmother, born and raised in my hometown of Santa Fe, NM, was gunned down while she was shopping at Walmart in El Paso by a White supremacist with…

I rise with my colleagues to talk about this urgent issue that faces us: climate change. Climate disruption is an existential threat to our planet--an existential threat. Scientists recognize this, so do the American people, and so does…

let me, at the beginning, thank Senator Carper for his incredible leadership on the Environment and Public Works Committee. He has a very good bill on cleaning up PFAS. I have signed on to it, and I am going to talk about some of the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak on my amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to respond to some of the criticisms of the Udall amendment that I believe are misleading and deserve a response. To start, I want to point out an area of agreement. The opposition says our amendment is simple, and it agrees on its…

I ask unanimous consent to call up Udall amendment No. 883. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. Udall], for himself and others, proposes an amendment…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment, as amended, is as follows: (Purpose: To prohibit unauthorized military operations in or…

I very much appreciate being joined on the floor by Senator Kaine and Senator Merkley. I appreciate Senator Kaine's very wise words. I think all of us are here standing up to hold the President accountable. We believe he should follow and…

I thank you for the recognition, and let me thank the two Senators that preceded me here. Senator Merkley spoke on this issue of whether we should be going to another war in the Middle East, and Senator Kaine, whom I have watched since he…