On July 3, 1776, John Adams expressed his belief that the signing of the Declaration of Independence should be commemorated ``with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations from one end of this…

During this COVID-19 pandemic, ag producers and consumers across the country have suffered as we have seen the cracks in our food supply system. Now, small State-inspected processors, meat processors, did what they could to step up and…

first, let me talk a little about the Luke and Alex School Safety Act. The Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2020 is named in memory of Luke Hoyer and Alex Schachter, who tragically lost their young lives on February 14, 2018, in the…

Reserving the right to object. Mr. President, the fact is, the Senate has acted. We acted very generously. In the CARES Act, we passed $100 billion. In the CARES Act 3.5--phase 3.5--we passed $75 billion for a total of $175 billion for the…

Yes, I am happy to take a look at that as I am willing to take look at the Lankford bill and get that in the NDAA. So, perhaps, maybe, if that gets included and gets fixed, we can come back at a later date and pass this by unanimous…

if I could ask the Senator from Pennsylvania, I am not quite sure what that fix has to do with the school safety bill. They are completely unrelated. By the way, I talked to Senator Lankford earlier, and I know he also has a bill to fix…

Absolutely. We should reopen safely, and we should get students and teachers back to school as safely as we possibly can.

Yes, I believe that is something that education leaders and educators would very much support.

I believe so. Again, there is a dispute as to what the language actually says. Again, I have no problem with the full $660 billion that has already been appropriated to be spent whenever. But I don't want to reauthorize the program past…

I have no demands other than one--again, we are so close. We are first working it out on our side, and then we will consult you, and maybe we will pass it yet tonight or early tomorrow morning. That is my goal as well. The PRESIDING…

I am happy to come back or let you come back and ask for unanimous consent if we get this hammered out, and I will not object. But, at this point, I am going to object until we get this hammered out. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is…

Yes. With cooperation from the chairmen and the ranking members of both committees, I think we will be able to get this thing done. Again, our request is really very simple. I am not the only one. We don't want to see this program…

So, again, CRS actually interprets it as a full authorization, so we just need to show what that true intent is, put that letter into the Congressional Record so that we are certain that we are not reauthorizing this or authorizing it…

What we are working on is not a change to this legislation. The way we are working this we will still be able to pass this piece of legislation unamended, unchanged, with a letter of intent from the chairs and the ranking members of the…

The way we are working this out, there would be no change required, just a letter for the Congressional Record stating what I believe the intent was, just to allow people to spend to the end of December. We are just working out the details…

reserving the right to object, I appreciate my colleague's desire to help small businesses. I really don't think there is a stronger advocate in support of small business in all of Congress. I think I have proved that with my work in tax…

Last I knew, 20 million American had not received their stimulus checks. In the 3 months since the CARES Act, I have been patient; South Dakotans have been patient as they wait for help some of them truly need. Mr. Speaker, my patience has…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

in reserving the right to object, there are many things that the Senator from Minnesota spoke to that I think most of us would agree with. This COVID crisis has created all kinds of issues that need to be thoroughly discussed and…

This is outrageous. Nevada currently is ranked 43rd out of 50 States in the amount of money that we have received from PPP.

We have left too many organizations on the outside of PPP looking in, and so we need to adjust eligibility criteria.

Our recovery, which will take place over time, will be much more successful and will happen more rapidly because those businesses kept their employees on the payroll during this difficult time.

I cannot stress how important it is that we continue to get assistance to our agricultural producers.

I call up my amendment No. 1558 and ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by number. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wisconsin [Mr. Johnson] proposes an…

we are facing, with the coronavirus, an unprecedented situation, certainly in my lifetime. These are extraordinary times we are living in and trying to live through, and there is no doubt that extraordinary times require extraordinary…