Governing the nation should be a team sport. Unfortunately, there are a lot of free agents in politics.

Periodically, we get 1,000-page bills or 2,000-page bills or 4,000- page bills that we debate on this floor. It can be a little hard for the people in the gallery and the people at home to make sense of what we are doing. This bill is not…

We must protect our national security interests. This is a national security issue of soaring magnitude to this nation.

reserving the right to object because this modification also removes my amendment. Mr. President, in just the last 5 months, we have seen a string of heinous crimes in which all of the suspects are illegal immigrants. In September, a…

I commend the CFTC for setting up the Division of Data to prioritize these issues.

Thank you, sir. First off, Mr. Chairman, I would observe that you have exhibited great leadership over the course of the last year.

Well, Mr. Chairman, I understand your desire to move in a deliberate and long-term, focused fashion.

today I have the honor of recognizing Mr. Ron Wanek, a great business leader, innovator, and philanthropist from the great State of Wisconsin, as he, his family, and his company celebrate his induction into the Wisconsin Manufacturing Hall…

let me first start off and say how bad I feel for the Senate floor staff here. It didn't have to be this way. We could have--Senator Schumer could have easily sent us home, let people have a good night's rest, come back at a reasonable…

Of course, there are a number of important investments being made as a part of the infrastructure package. We do want to make sure that those investments don't strengthen our adversaries.

I just don't care what the letter behind this guy's name is. He is a crook. He has lied about everything seemingly he's ever said.

We had an Ethics Committee that unanimously on a bipartisan basis, advanced this report with a breathtaking finding of wrongdoing. It was clear, it was time for the fantastic George Santos to leave the building.

Oh, as long as Matt Gaetz is running around, I guess I wouldn't want to get too optimistic about how well the House will function.

I think when you're dealing with these sacred constitutional duties, when you're trying to decide what is right and what is wrong, it's best not to have too much political calculation in your mind.

I love, love, love the topic of this hearing, because I do think it is worth reminding every--this town loves to languish, right?

This committee has done its work, and I think it is time for us to continue to amp up the pressure so that Washington can stop with the languishing of this long-term aviation reauthorization.

I want to speak briefly about a bipartisan and bicameral legislation that I am proud to co-lead.

My remarks are going to be grounded in two major concerns that I have for the future of our nation...

Access to the capital necessary for ESOP conversion has been a major barrier to establishing more employee-owned companies.

I ask the quorum call be vitiated and ask consent to do so. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection?

Having the size of court ping-pong up and down on the basis of the last election... is not where our country should go.

This would instead just say the number of justices on the Supreme Court shall be nine.

Some of us, me included, would call that packing the court.

To Maverick Kemp, because we love his parents, his birth on October 21 was much celebrated in our office. He is a cute little guy, cuter than most babies even. His mother, Jazmine, is a dear friend, a trusted adviser, and a brilliant…

In your July hearing, witness after witness talked about the abysmal track record of IHS. It is really unacceptable.