my Democratic colleague is objecting to legislation that simply allows Americans to see when the government is trying to censor them. My colleague states that his objection is largely on procedural grounds, and he has concerns that my bill…

in the last week, new details have come to light regarding Twitter's top executives' past collusion with political figures to censor speech that they did not want the American people to see. This problem is not limited to Twitter, but this…

on behalf of myself and Mrs. Blackburn, I ask unanimous consent that the following remarks be placed in the Congressional Record in recognition of Dr. Thomas Zacharia, Director of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory--ORNL. For 35 years, Dr…

my Democratic colleague is objecting to legislation that simply gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to limit border crossings when necessary to combat substantial, dangerous illicit drug smuggling. It doesn't…

earlier this week, a Federal judge in Washington, DC, outlawed the continued use of title 42 pandemic-related authority for the expedited removal of aliens who enter our country illegally. The judge found that the policy should be updated…

The Maduro regime should immediately and unconditionally release my fellow Tennessean, Matthew Heath.

Dr. Gupta received a tie vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. There is a Senate process that has been agreed to by both parties by which the leader can discharge a nomination with a tie vote from this committee to bring it…

I have great respect for my colleague from New Hampshire. I worked very hard on the WGDP initiative that was put in place by the previous administration. It has the potential to do so much good. I am very concerned about elements of that…

do I have more time left? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired. Vote on Motion to Commit The question occurs on agreeing to the Hagerty motion to commit.

I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Hagerty] moves to commit the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary with…

I ask to dispense with the reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The motion is as follows: Mr. Hagerty moves to commit the bill H.R. 5376 to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate with instructions to…

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 executive clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

in fiscal year 2021, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 12,000 illegal aliens with aggravated felony convictions. An alltime record number of illegal border crossers entered our country last year. This is an…

I would like to respond to my friend from Pennsylvania. That is a very reasonable request. We are getting ready to go through a process of which I have not yet seen the text--an amendment process that is hard to anticipate--and dread to…

I share concerns with my colleagues about that institution and many like it that are operated by the CCP.

reserving the right to object, since last year, I have been asking for a commitment from my Democratic colleagues that any future reconciliation legislation in this Congress will not incorporate policies that will reduce access to care in…

reserving the right to object, since last year, I have been asking for a commitment from my Democrat colleagues that any future reconciliation legislation in this Congress will not incorporate policies that will reduce access to care in…

reserving the right to object. As I mentioned a moment ago, I have been asking for a commitment from my Democratic colleagues that any future reconciliation legislation in this Congress will not incorporate policies that will reduce access…

This is the worst food crisis that she has seen in her long career.

I see the war on oil and gas making us weaker as a nation, making us less capable of supporting our allies.

This bill is so overreaching in its impact.

If it is considered an applicable public communication, then this nonprofit group would have to declare whether it supports or opposes the Senators it mentions.

I think that when groups are advocating on policy for social change, for improving the United States through passing legislation or repealing bad laws, we have to protect the people that are advocating for these changes that are not the…

At what point do you back off this attempt to force a transition to green energy?

What we need to see to address the pain at the pump right now is an expansion of supply.