The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 144 Ex.] YEAS--54 Baldwin…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 61, nays 35, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 145 Ex.] YEAS--61 Baldwin…

we yield back time, and I would ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All postcloture time is expired. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and…

I just want to briefly associate myself with the remarks of the Republican leader, Senator McConnell, with respect to the alleged breach of the Supreme Court and reiterate that this is a lawless action. If it turns out to be what we…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S.J. Res. 39

as I mentioned earlier today on the floor, President Biden has apparently decided that COVID is over at our southern border but not, apparently, for American toddlers. While a court injunction has barred enforcement in a number of States…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from North…

'You don't have to join our caucus,' John Thune told Manchin, 'just become an independent and then caucus with us.'

today I recognize the Cornerstone Rescue Mission in Rapid City, SD. On April 29, 2022, Cornerstone will mark its 40th anniversary of feeding and sheltering people in crisis. Cornerstone Rescue Mission is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a…

from the beginning, the Biden administration has displayed a hostility to fossil fuels. President Biden set the tone on day 1 of his administration when he canceled the Keystone XL Pipeline, an environmentally responsible pipeline project…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 68, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 141 Leg.] YEAS--68 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey). The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 139 Ex.] YEAS--62 Baldwin…

the Biden administration can't quite seem to decide on the status of the pandemic or the status of the economy. On the one hand, we are being told that we no longer need pandemic- era border restrictions intended to help limit illegal…

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. 4094 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

on Saturday, we lost a remarkable former colleague: Senator Orrin Hatch. Orrin rose from poverty to become one of the longest serving Senators in U.S. history and the longest serving Republican Senator ever. During his more than 40-year…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski). The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 54, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 135 Ex.]…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

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. 4039 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

we are moving from disaster to catastrophe at our southern border. Last week, the Biden administration announced that title 42 COVID-19 restrictions, which had provided for the immediate deportation of those who crossed the border…

I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be permitted to speak prior to the scheduled vote: myself for up to 15 minutes, Senator Cruz for up to 25 minutes, and Senator Stabenow for up to 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The result was announced--yeas 71, nays 26, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 130 Ex.] YEAS--71 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

if a budget is a set of priorities, here are the President's: an expanded Federal Government, a diminished national defense, higher gas prices, and an open border. Those are the priorities reflected in the budget the President released…

I would be happy to yield to our colleague and the chairman of the Senate Ag Committee, who also has big equities in this discussion.

let me just join my friend and colleague and neighbor from across the border, Senator Klobuchar, in just acknowledging the passage of something that is really important and credit to her staff, who I know worked tirelessly on this, and…