According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose deaths in America just over the past year have now exceeded 100,000 young Americans.

Dependence on strategic adversaries like China and Russia and their allies like Venezuela-- depending on them for our energy means makes us unacceptably vulnerable.

This drug epidemic that is killing tens of thousands of Americans is becoming a national security crisis here in America.

much of the news media today is focused on Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine--and rightfully so--but not enough attention is being paid to negotiations that are happening today and have been happening in Vienna. The Biden…

I rose in this Chamber 2 weeks ago to again urge the Senate to reopen the U.S. Capitol and to reopen the Senate office buildings. At that time, Democrats objected to my resolution in support of reopening. Two weeks later, it has become…

I am glad that the Senate has agreed to my resolution to reopen the Capitol, and I urge the House of Representatives to pass a very similar resolution that was introduced in that body so that all parts of the Capitol Complex are open to…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I, too, am very concerned about the situation there.

for nearly 2 years, the U.S. Capitol Building and Senate offices have been largely closed to the American people whom we serve. Our constituents have been unable to enter the Senate buildings to meet with their representatives, and…

I greatly respect my colleague from Minnesota, and I have enjoyed working with her on the Rules Committee, but her objection to this resolution provides an unfortunate but clear answer: No, Democrats don't support reopening the Senate…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 512, submitted earlier today. Further, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and…

This is a significant investment, and our economic security and our ties there are going to be critical to our national security.

I want to ensure that a situation like this does not happen at the Fed.

The last thing I want to see is another coup d'etat like we saw at the FDIC.

The U.S. significantly advanced efforts to normalize relations between Arab nations and Israel with respect to the Abraham Accords.

I am here today to address Democrat leadership's effort to demolish the Senate rules and structure, and thereby destroy the world's greatest deliberative body. Their ploy would silence millions of Americans, and it would substantially harm…

This is not surprising, and I am sorry to cut you short but it is not surprising. It is actually very typical of the way the CCP behaves in this sort of environment, particularly these Belt and Road projects. They are predatory, they are…

I am a very strong proponent of deeper economic ties because they lead then, certainly, to stronger security ties.

I think it has great potential, and I appreciate your attention to that arena, as well.

Despite the importance of the Panama Canal to United States national security and our economic security, the trends that I see in Panama are deeply concerning.

I feel certain that you would have volunteered if that situation arose.

I think it is a failure of the State Department, again, under your watch, to take the necessary steps to guard against the risk that OneVoice would engage in political activities to unseat a particular foreign head of government.

Understanding the origin of COVID-19 is essential to advance global public health, economic recovery, and international security.

I think we need to use our position to emphasize the advantages of engaging and doing business with U.S. companies

I think China's role in their telecommunications infrastructure is a concern that you and I both share.