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 that the scheduled vote be immediately initiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have great confidence in you. I was very pleased to support you, and you are doing, I think, remarkable work to protect consumers throughout the country.

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 that Dr. Katherine Quinn, an American Institute of Physics Congressional Science Fellow through the American Association of Advancement of Science, who is serving in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor…

I rise today to join my colleagues in supporting S. 2747, the Freedom to Vote Act; and S. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act; and S. 2615, the Right to Vote Act. As some States and political operatives around the country seek…

in reserving my right to object, on August 24, the Secretary of Defense determined that the mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 was necessary to protect the force and defend the American people. Vaccination is not mandatory for any…

today I honor one of the most dedicated, selfless, and accomplished leaders I have known, my late classmate, COL Jeff Jones. Jeff passed away in 2010 after a heroic battle with brain cancer, but his legacy will be engraved in steel this…

I think if these credit funds want to operate as investment banks, they should be regulated in the same way.

I think that is really a huge gap in our knowledge of what is going on.

We are facing a very challenging, very daunting, and very complex situation in Afghanistan.

How do we manage this difficult balance between providing, or at least not interfering with the humanitarian assistance, and still maintaining sanctions effective sanctions against the Taliban?

We believe that ultimately in order for humanitarian assistance to flow the Taliban has to allow that to happen within the country.

I stand with our U.S. veterans in support of welcome fully vetted Afghan SIV holders to our country.

President Biden owes it to the people he was elected to serve to address these concerns without further delay.

The Administration's refusal to answer these questions has created tremendous unease among many Americans, and that is unacceptable.

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…

Americans do not have to settle for another Wall Street-first recovery.

Job creation in the first 7 months of the Biden administration is nearly double any previous first-year President.

We have no choice. We cannot allow these banks to fail.

For the first time in decades, workers are starting to gain a little power in our economy.

on behalf of myself and Mr. Inhofe, as the chair and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the cochairs of the Senate Army Caucus, it is our honor to pay tribute to a great leader and exceptional advocate for the U.S…

today I want to honor a former First Lady of Rhode Island, Mrs. Dorothy Shirley Licht, as she celebrates her 100th birthday on Monday, September 27, 2021. Dorothy Shirley Krauss was born in Providence, RI, in 1921. She spent much of her…

today I am pleased to introduce the Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021 with Senator Shelley Moore Capito. This bill seeks to protect children and their communities from preventable illness during the pandemic and…

this is well-intended because there are always needs for national defense, but I would like to point out that the Armed Services Committee, on a bipartisan basis, raised the top line of the Defense bill this year by $25 billion, allowing…