On the recordFebruary 17, 2022
it has been a busy and productive work period in the Senate. First, the good news is that we have kept the government open. It took some work, especially when the Senate rules lend themselves to delay and obstruction. Still, I thank Senators Leahy and Shelby, as well as Leader McConnell, for helping us get this done. To have allowed the government to close would have caused undue hardship for millions of blameless Americans. We have gotten other things done, too, in this work period. We passed forced arbitration reform, made progress to fix our post office, and confirmed more of the President's nominees.
