If suddenly that goes away, there is an obvious question as to whether those are no longer going to be enforced at HHS.

so we are approaching a conversation about two big issues here--one is a government shutdown, which I have challenged this body a lot about of late to say: Why are we approaching another government shutdown? And then, on top of that, we…

There are some obvious questions that are there, that we think need to be addressed.

It seems like we are discouraging work, and we are discouraging marriage and families and the stability that that brings.

What should those income limits be? If we are talking about an increase in an income limit, what should that look like, to what?

I thank all the witnesses. I appreciate your testimony today and your engagement.

I'm a big proponent of marriage because I love my wife, and I am excited and want other people to be able to have that kind of joy.

I would only say when I have talked to folks in the industry, they have noticed a significant difference that they are not getting answers back to questions anymore that used to be routine.

Do we want to encourage marriage? Then we should not have rules that penalize marriage. Do we want to encourage savings? Then we should not have rules that penalize savings.

I would return to work, but I'm afraid of losing my health care.

I would tell you, I would adamantly oppose withdrawing any of those.

I would love to be able to maintain that conversation because it is a big issue.

you are very aware because in the committee that we both sit on, we have worked through a process of trying to form an answer to a problem that is coming at us again in 2 weeks. Two weeks from now, we will hit the end of the fiscal year…

last week, President Biden announced that he had lost patience with the American people and that he was demanding people get a vaccination. Now, I have had the vaccine. I am grateful for the vaccine. But it is an entirely different issue…

I believe the Supreme Court has said, obviously, that you cannot single out houses of worship.

Is there a difference in the eyes of the government between a church, a synagogue, and a business as far as their meeting and their operation?

I call up my amendment No. 3792 and ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Lankford], for…

this amendment would add language to prohibit funding for abortions consistent with the longstanding Hyde amendment, which has been the law of the land since 1976. The Hyde amendment has enjoyed decades of bipartisan support, including…

I would ask for the yeas and nays and remind everyone these amendments have been in place since 1976 and 2004. It doesn't expand anything. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The…

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

I ask unanimous consent that myself, Senator Sinema, and Senator Carper be allowed to finish our remarks before the vote begins. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Arizona. Amendment No. 2633…

I want to set some context of where we are financially at this point. Everyone knows last year the difficulties of COVID-19 and what happened and the extraordinary measures that were taken to be able to offset the economic damage that was…

I do object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Oklahoma.

Reserving the right to object. I would say this is a complicated issue to walk through the issues of immigration, and there are a lot of questions that hang out there. Secretary Mayorkas was in front of our committee on May 13 to be able…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan. ____________________