I am encouraged that we are making progress on coronavirus relief legislation, but we need to finish up and get this bill out the door. The virus is surging around the country, and we need to get help to struggling Americans as soon as…

yesterday afternoon, the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet held our final hearing of the 116th Congress. The title of yesterday's hearing was ``Betting on the Rest: Expanding American…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and…

it was a hopeful day yesterday as the first COVID vaccines in the United States were distributed to healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID battle, and later this week, the FDA will hold a meeting on an emergency use…

at some point, you have to face the music. And I think once the Electoral College settles the issue today, it's time for everybody to move on.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). Further, if present and…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Fischer). Are there any…

I first met Pat Roberts when I was running for the U.S. House of Representatives for the very first time. I had a friend who worked for Pat, and he got me a meeting with him, which, at the time, was a pretty big deal because he was the…

I am hoping that we will be able to pass a COVID relief bill before Christmas. As the leader has said earlier, we don't need to resolve all of our differences to pass a bill. We can pass targeted legislation that focuses on the priorities…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of S. 3451 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Scott of South Carolina substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds).

I rise today to recognize and pay tribute to two Senators whom I had hoped to serve with longer: Cory Gardner and Martha McSally. One of the first things that became clear about Cory Gardner when he came to the Senate is that he is an…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue), and the Senator from Ohio…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Leoffler), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue).

I was pleased that the Senate unanimously agreed yesterday to proceed to conference on the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. The NDAA is one of the most important pieces of legislation that we pass here every year. It is the bill…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, at 2 p.m., the Chair lay before the Senate a certificate of election from the State of Arizona. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

the Senate is going to miss Lamar Alexander. Listening to his farewell address right now made the fact that he is leaving all too real. I don't like to think of a U.S. Senate without Lamar. He is a Senate institution and a Senate leader…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory call be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler).

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally).