I would like to call up my amendment, amendment No. 1232, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Lankford]…

we have the opportunity to take a really big step today that the entire country would pause and go: Finally. We have the opportunity to end government shutdowns forever. We will say: That is off the table. We, as a nation, don't do…

Before we adjourn, I would like to announce the Subcommittee will hold a joint hearing with the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Government Management on the protection of sensitive personal information on government databases Tuesday…

one last comment just based on news that is continuing to flow out. All of us are absolutely heartbroken--absolutely heartbroken--at a hospital that had a major explosion from a rocket in Gaza. The initial reports came out just…

the pain of this, though, is also something that we should pay attention to. We, as a nation, not only remember 9/11 and our response, but we also remember 9/11 was instituted by 20 people that were illegally present in the United States…

earlier this year, I was with a bipartisan delegation. I traveled around the Abraham Accords countries. We were in Morocco, we were in Bahrain, we were in the UAE, and we were in Israel, talking about future advancement for peace. There…

Of those, our Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics States that about 75 percent of those are actually Chinese-owned facilities.

In 2018, my State passed a Medical Marijuana Law. Now it was the most liberal medical marijuana bill in the Nation at that time.

I have come to this floor several times over the past many years and several times even recently to talk about a bill that Senator Hassan and I have together that we have worked on very hard to end government shutdown threats forever. This…

Of those, our Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics States that about 75 percent of those are actually Chinese-owned facilities.

We have had a 500 percent increase in our State of foreign ownership of land--just in the past decade.

We have had a 500 percent increase in our State of foreign ownership of land--just in the past decade.

Oklahoma is now No. 8 in the Nation for having land owned by foreign entities in our State, since 2018.

In 2018, my State passed a Medical Marijuana Law. Now it was the most liberal medical marijuana bill in the Nation at that time.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2023

Oklahoma is now No. 8 in the Nation for having land owned by foreign entities in our State, since 2018.

We have had a 500 percent increase in our State of foreign ownership of land--just in the past decade.

About 75 percent of those are actually Chinese-owned facilities.

Oklahoma is now No. 8 in the Nation for having land owned by foreign entities in our State, since 2018.

In 2018, my State passed a Medical Marijuana Law. Now it was the most liberal medical marijuana bill in the Nation at that time.

So, it's going to always favor us in the long run based on what?

I rise today to honor Navy Petty Officer First Class Duane B. Pearson. HM1 Duane Pearson originally hailed from the Bronx, NY, and as an Army family, he moved throughout the Nation; in Lawton, OK, he decided to enlist in the U.S. Navy and…

So, at Meta, as you all are dealing with this and trying to be able to think through partnerships, whether it be cloud-basing with Alibaba or whether it be actually partnerships with PRC entities for research in the area of AI, how should…

Thanks for holding the hearing. Obviously, we have a lot we have to learn because we have to figure out how to not limit this technology but to manage its use.

I think we have to write these kind of agreements that make sure that that data is the people's data.