I ask unanimous consent that Senator Blackburn, Senator Cotton, Senator Cruz, Senator Loeffler, and Senator Perdue be added as cosponsors to my amendment No. 1558 to H.R. 6201. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed and the Senator from Pennsylvania be allowed to finish our comments before we start the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Yesterday's National Prayer Breakfast brought to my mind the quote by President Lincoln: ``I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.'' I, like Lincoln, feel inadequate to my…

I am glad that this unfortunate chapter in American history is over. The strength of our Republic lies in the fact that, more often than not, we settle our political differences at the ballot box, not on the streets or battlefield and not…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senators Hawley, Cruz, Cramer, Braun, Perdue, Barrasso, Rubio, Risch, Sullivan, Ernst, Scott of Florida, Daines, and Fischer for both the House managers, with…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for the President's counsel. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question is from Senator Johnson for the President's counsel: If House Managers were certain it would take months to litigate a…

This weekend will be time to burn the beetle. I am talking about the mountain pine beetle and the damage it has done to the majestic Black Hills National Forest. In recent years, that pine beetle has infected 430,000 acres in the Black…

I rise today asking the Senate to confirm the nomination of Mr. Peter Gaynor to be the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The FEMA Administrator serves as the principal adviser to the President, the Homeland Security…

I rise to ask the Senate to confirm the nomination of Paul Ray to be the Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget. OIRA, as this office is commonly called, is the Federal…

So often in this political environment, victories bring with them a winner, but many more losers. Today is different. Today is a celebration. Today brings with it a bounty of benefits to a multitude of winners. If you are a dairy family…

I am voting ``no.'' Impeachment is not in the best interest of this country. In fact, it has only deepened the partisan divide that truly plagues this country. When the Sun comes up tomorrow, I pray with all my heart that the anger and the…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Americans want lower drug prices. I want lower drug prices. My colleagues want lower drug prices. We have been told tonight that H.R. 3 is the proper vehicle to accomplish that goal. I regret to inform…

Just a short note about Congresswoman Adams. I have the honor of serving with her on both the Education and Labor Committee as well as the Agriculture Committee, and, every time we have a committee hearing, I get an opportunity to see her…

For 22 years, Texas has been ably represented by Congressman Kevin Brady, who has done a fantastic job serving Texas in this country. But I do have to brag, he is still a favored son of his native State of South Dakota, where Rapid City…

For 46 years, the 120,000 Alaskan Natives in our country have had a champion working for them, fighting for them, advocating for them. He is the dean of this House and the former chairman of the Indian Affairs Subcommittee. Mr. Speaker, I…

Greetings, my relative, in Lakota is ``How mitakuye.'' I am honored to join the chairman, my colleague from Arizona, to usher this important legislation through the House after its passage through the Senate. Now, South Dakota and Arizona…

It is National Apprenticeship Week. We have 7 million unfilled jobs in this country, and many of them are in the skilled trades. We have got to close that gap, and I think apprenticeships can help. There are companies like Midwestern…

I rise today to ask the Senate to confirm Mr. Chad Wolf to be the Under Secretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans at the Department of Homeland Security. The Under Secretary of the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans leads…

I rise to speak in support of North Macedonia's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. North Macedonia's path to NATO accession has been a long one. Despite being regarded early on as a leading candidate for NATO membership…

Since I joined this body in January, I have done my darnedest to steer clear of the political circus that we see on a daily basis in Washington. Instead, I have worked with so many Members to pass legislation preventing child abuse and…

I thank the honorable gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse) for yielding. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to highlight, to call attention to a crisis that is facing our Tribal communities--really, our Tribal communities throughout the…

So then in that environment, we are doing a pretty poor job of targeting these important and scarce resources toward the families that need it the most, is that right?

So the law in search of administrative efficiency, did provide for some categorical eligibility that meant that people who qualified for some programs like TANF which is quite difficult to qualify for, that they would be considered…

And it is my understanding that a number of states have really strained that categorical eligibility in all likelihood beyond what Congress intended into what we are now calling broad based categorical eligibility.

the goal is to ensure that the eligibility standards that Congress sets for these programs are abided by and that the recipients on these programs know that there is integrity in this program.