The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran). The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 222 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Brown Cantwell Capito Cardin Carper…

today, I want to talk about something that has been going really right here in the U.S. Senate, and that is the use of regular order to consider the annual appropriations bills. What do I mean by ``regular order''? For starters, regular…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 218 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper Casey…

we recently passed the first anniversary of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, and despite the White House's showy anniversary celebration, this legislation is not aging well, and that is not exactly a surprise. It was clear from the…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 219 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Brown Cantwell Carper Casey…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 96, nays 2, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 208 Leg.] YEAS--96 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 11, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 209 Leg.] YEAS--86 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Booker Boozman Braun…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 94, nays 3, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 211 Leg.] YEAS--94 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 94, nays 4, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 206 Leg.] YEAS--94 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 37, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 207 Leg.] YEAS--61 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Braun Brown Cantwell…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennet). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 42, as…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 86, nays 11, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 212 Leg.] YEAS--86 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Boozman…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 205 Leg.] YEAS--51 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito…

in 1793, in his annual address to Congress, George Washington noted: If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known…

today I recognize Alyssa Thaler, an intern in my Aberdeen, SD, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Alyssa is a graduate of Groton High School in Groton…

today I recognize Charlie Mickelson, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Charlie is a graduate of Lincoln High School in…

today I recognize Noah Roisum, an intern in my Rapid City, SD, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Noah is a graduate of Rapid City Christian High School…

today I recognize Haleigh Brown, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Haleigh is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in…

today I recognize Dillon Gestring, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work he has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Dillon is a graduate of Vermillion High School in…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd), and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 6, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 196 Leg.] YEAS--91…

today I recognize Grace Abdallah, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and the State of South Dakota over the past several weeks. Grace is a graduate of O'Gorman High School in…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 197 Leg.] YEAS--- 91 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

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. 2477 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

currently, the Senate is considering one of the most important pieces of legislation that we consider each year, and that is the National Defense Authorization Act. It is a bill that authorizes funding for our men and women in uniform and…