The following Senator is necessarily absent: The Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 93, nays 6, as follows: [Rolllcall Vote No. 109 Leg.] YEAS--93 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Blunt Booker…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall…

less than 2 months ago, at his inauguration, President Biden spoke about his deep commitment to bringing Americans together. Today, the Senate will consider the first major bill of his Presidency, an intensely partisan piece of…

less than 2 months ago, President Biden emphasized a theme of unity at his inauguration. ``Today, on this January day, my whole soul is in this,'' he said. ``Bringing America together. Uniting our people. And uniting our nation.''…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 569 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

Democrats continue to push forward with their partisan COVID legislation. The House of Representatives passed the Democrats' $1.9 trillion partisan wish list on Saturday, and the Senate is expected to take it up later this week. Just weeks…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 534 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 94, nays 5, as follows…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 84, nays 15, as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Republican whip.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The result was announced--yeas 95, nays 4, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 72 Ex.] YEAS--95 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any Senators in the Chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 84, nays 15, as…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 64, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall…

The minimum wage is something that is particularly troubling and harmful at a time when you`re trying to get people back to work.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 495 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 468 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

on Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as the Secretary of Agriculture. It is a role he is familiar with, having previously served as Agriculture Secretary under President Obama. I voted in support of his nomination because I believe…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Van Hollen). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 64, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall…

Our farmers and ranchers depend on open markets and reliable trading relationships around the world.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 411 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 402 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

earlier this month, 16 Democratic Senators introduced a resolution calling for President Biden to forgive $50,000 of Federal student loan debt per borrower--$50,000. There is no question that student loan debt is a problem for many…

I think the American people deserve to know where their beef is coming from.