On the recordSeptember 5, 2023
welcome back to you and our great staff, and it is good to be back. Leader McConnell will speak after me here on the floor, and I am glad to see him back and doing well. Mr. President, let me begin by welcoming back all of our Senators from the August work period. August was a busy month for all of us back home, a time to listen to constituents about what is on their minds, like lowering costs and increasing paychecks. It was also a time for ribbon cuttings and groundbreakings as the historic investments that Democrats made come to fruition; and, of course, it was a time to prepare for the very busy month in front of us. On the implementation side, August was a month of action, of groundbreakings, celebrating new factories and new good-paying jobs that will stick around for a long, long time. When a parent sees his or her son or daughter get these jobs, they know they are going to be around for a long time; they are not going to be gone in 2 or 3 years. It is a great thing for optimism and the future of America. And it was even nice to see Speaker McCarthy in my home State of New York, celebrating the new jobs secured by Democrats, when he visited JMA Wireless last month. I have been there many times too.…





