I would like to take a few moments today to talk about the current situation with regard to Iran. First, the decision to take out Qasem Soleimani. Let's remember who he was. He was leader of the Quds Force and the Islamic Revolutionary…

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 1424) was…

another bill has been cleared tonight that I would like to ask the U.S. Senate to provide unanimous consent for. This is legislation called the Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act. This comes out of a situation in Ohio where some…

as we all know, there have been increased incidents of violence and threats against some of our faith-based institutions over the past decade. The FBI has been able to monitor this and unfortunately tells us that these attacks are likely…

I would also like to talk for a moment about the legislation we just passed on the appropriations side. There were two bills. One focused more on the national security and defense side. There are a lot of good things in there for Ohio…

I ask unanimous consent that I be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and joint resolutions during today's session of Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott of Florida)…

I rise today to pay special tribute to Commander Michael D. Cassady, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy. Commander Cassady currently serves as the Program Manager, Naval Advanced Medical Development at the Naval Medical Research Center and…

I am here on the floor again for the third time in 3 weeks to talk about the U.S.-Mexico agreement, USMCA. Just a few moments ago, this trade agreement passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 385 to 41. That is extraordinary…

I have come to the Senate floor several times over the past year to talk about the importance of passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. This is the successor agreement to the 25-year-old NAFTA accord. Yes, it has been a year; in fact…

I am on the floor today to urge the U.S. Congress to do the right thing, and that is to allow a vote on this new agreement between Mexico and Canada and the United States. Unbelievably, this agreement was negotiated a year ago--they signed…

we have too many people on the floor here to pay tribute to Johnny Isakson, and we all have to go quick. I will be back again, talking about my buddy from Georgia. Let me make a couple of points. One is--and this is a little straight talk…