We provided additional resources at ARPA (The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) to do that, and those resources have been exhausted.

reserving my right to object, I, too, believe, with my colleague from Washington State, that we must move forward with emergency funding for our allies--all of our allies, not just the State of Israel but also Ukraine. I also think we have…

It means that it costs more than 7 percent of total income.

Our local organizations calculated that child care in my State is unaffordable for 90 percent of families.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for 5 minutes and that, following my remarks, Senator Blumenthal be allowed to speak for 5 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to express my support for three military leaders whom we will soon be voting on: ADM Lisa Franchetti, Gen. David Allvin, and Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney. These are some of the finest leaders our Nation has to offer, and America is…

I know of no debate on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Franchetti nomination.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of my Republican colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I yield the floor, and I yield back to the Senator from Iowa. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 2; that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 367; that the Senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate; that the motion to reconsider be…

I have seven 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 would ask that my colleagues yield so that I can ask unanimous consent to prepare for tomorrow's session.

They have to make it clear that their foe is Hamas, not the Palestinian people.

Not only do they not fund Ukraine, which I think your testimonies indicate as a vital imperative to the United States, they also want to offset the funding by taking money from the IRS.

We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?

If Putin is successful, he will not stop at Ukraine, and if you are a Baltic state, you are thinking, I am next.

Not only do they not fund Ukraine, which I think your testimonies indicate as a vital imperative to the United States, they also want to offset the funding by taking money from the IRS.

This comes down to a choice between lending them the tools to do the job or seeing young Americans facing combat.

If Putin is successful, he will not stop at Ukraine, and if you are a Baltic state, you are thinking, I am next.

This comes down to a choice between lending them the tools to do the job or seeing young Americans facing combat.

We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?

They have to make it clear that their foe is Hamas, not the Palestinian people.

I think not only do we need to increase it, but also in terms of the strategy, of the perception of the world with respect to Israel, is that they have to make it clear that their foe is Hamas, not the Palestinian people.

We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?