The shortage that my colleague from Maryland mentioned is certainly true in Oregon.

Thank you. And I hope for our sake they don't start to target Rhode Island.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 539, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

If an investor pays more for a house, they're going to charge higher rents.

I rise tonight to talk about the extraordinarily challenging humanitarian situation in Gaza. And let's begin with October 7. Israel has every right to eliminate the military threat of Hamas, to go after Hamas terrorists who conducted a…

I really saw when I was director of Habitat for Humanity how an affordable mortgage or affordable rental housing was huge to the stability of family.

I really saw when I was director of Habitat for Humanity how an affordable mortgage or affordable rental housing was huge to the stability of family.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 1; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

If an investor pays more for a house, they're going to charge higher rents.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that 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. 1568)…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1568, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…

Hedge funds discovered that this was a fabulous investment, both from appreciation, appreciation that would've gone to middle-class families.

I have nine requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 181 and 487 through 505, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Foreign Service, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space…

I ask unanimous consent that the order of January 22, 2024, with respect to the veto message on S.J. Res. 38, be modified so that the date of consideration be prior to February 29, 2024, with all other previous provisions remaining in…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:09 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 11 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Thank you. And I hope for our sake they don't start to target Rhode Island.

a huge thanks to my colleague from Maine and for his scholarly and passionate presentation of the challenge that we face at this moment. And, as he summarized the end, may we choose honor and sustain our support and partnership with the…

Hedge funds discovered that this was a fabulous investment, both from appreciation, appreciation that would've gone to middle-class families.

We should get the hedge funds out of the housing business.

I ask unanimous consent to vitiate the order of December 20, 2023, with respect to S.J. Res. 50. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We should get the hedge funds out of the housing business.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 538, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…