I believe these changes will increase the accessibility of the FMC to smaller shippers and provide the agency with clearer authority to intervene when unreasonable practices relate to the movement of cargo are discovered.

the bill that I plan to introduce with Senator Klobuchar would provide the FMC with authority to pursue enforcement action if truly unjust or unreasonable practices related to vessel space accommodations were discovered.

Mr. President, tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Dobbs case, which deals with a Mississippi law that would prohibit most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This case offers the best opportunity in many years to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Padilla). Without objection, it is so ordered. Abortion

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…

Madam President, the Biden border crisis continues to rage. Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered 164,303 individuals attempting to illegally cross our southern border. That is more than twice the number of encounters…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Border Security

I urge the Administration to make filling these roles in order to advance our U.S. ag trade interests a top priority going forward.

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 75, nays 20, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 468 Ex.] YEAS--75 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman Brown Burr…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 467 Ex.] YEAS--53 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 76, nays 19, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 469 Ex.] YEAS--76 Baldwin Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe). The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 470 Ex.] YEAS--68 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman Braun…