We just need more people. We have great people working on that, we just need more of them, and that is what I am hoping to add.

Well, thank you very much.

service is a core American value. We take inspiration from those who have answered the call to serve, whether in defense of our Nation abroad or in strengthening our communities at home. Finding common cause through service is how we will…

I think that was an important change that has certainly made the security response far more agile.

I understand. Can you comment on the intelligence sharing progress that you have made with other Federal agencies?

Thank you very much, gentlemen, for your testimony, and for the great work that you have done.

Now, are there any issues regarding contracting? Because I would presume that you would have to engage contractors, subcontractors, etcetera.

I think it is worthwhile emphasizing, again, the fact that the--and the cost benefit analyses, the benefits you have rendered to the Congress and the Nation have been significant.

Now, as Chief Engineer, prior to becoming the Acting Architect, will you take any steps to try to improve this process?

I am pleased to join Senator Collins and Senators Van Hollen, Cortez Masto, and Klobuchar in introducing legislation that would permanently reauthorize the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Council or USICH. The…

I hope that in this hearing we can continue this bipartisan work, and look for concrete steps we can take together to address this deep challenge.

I hope that in this hearing we can continue this bipartisan work, and look for concrete steps we can take together to address this deep challenge.

But it is certainly something that you have people examine for possible ramifications.

But it is certainly something that you have people examine for possible ramifications.

But it is certainly something that you have people examine for possible ramifications.

I am joined by Senators Brown, Warren, Van Hollen, Booker, Whitehouse, Baldwin, Padilla, and Merkley in reintroducing the Respect for Workers Act, a bill that would ensure that at least one Federal Reserve Governor has demonstrated primary…

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

I ask unanimous consent for the following to be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: United States Senate Committee on Armed Services Rules of Procedure, 118th…

I have 15 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 following the 11 a.m. vote today, the Senate recess until 1 p.m. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today with my colleague Senator Whitehouse to pay tribute to a legendary police officer, Vincent Vespia, Jr., whose distinguished career in Rhode Island law enforcement spanned 57 years, from a young State trooper, to a top…

as the 117th Congress winds down, I would like to offer some reflections on some of our departing colleagues: Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Ben Sasse, Richard Shelby, and Patrick Toomey. Too often, the Senate is viewed through a…

Well, Mr. President, let me start with the obvious. I have always looked up to Pat Leahy. (Laughter.) But we all know and we have all heard what an extraordinary legislator and public servant he has been for 48 years. But the most…

I yield back all time. Vote on Motion to Concur The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to concur. The yeas and nays were previously ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

I have a much longer statement, but I want to briefly rise to express my support for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. I am pleased that we are about to pass it. First, let me acknowledge Ranking Member Inhofe, whose…