Absolutely. Yeah, we just designated some significant Tribal land in my district, Avi Kwa Ame, as a national monument.

Delaying these benefits for even a few days can be devastating for student veterans.

Let me turn now to student veteran benefit processing.

Our readiness, I think we can all agree, in the Pacific is a top concern for everyone.

I agree with you, this is an incredibly important hearing, especially when we talk about our readiness with our services.

The passage of bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act with the largest investment in American industrial policy in the past 50 years...

I think it is safe to say, going back to 2022 spending levels would have a devastating impact on our readiness in that region.

the President in his budget request for fiscal year 2024 includes funding to support two Tribal liaison positions for this training range complex.

this bipartisan bill is something that I stand behind. Yes, this amendment simply restores the previous version that Senator Klobuchar and I introduced and passed by unanimous consent. I urge our colleagues to support it. The PRESIDENT pro…

U.S. Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis is one of the best and the brightest naval officers this country has. In late May of 2021, he was involved in a serious car accident in which he encountered an unforeseeable, unforeseen medical emergency…

Eighteen minutes is, of course, longer than 10. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator may proceed. Amendment No. 6576

Point of inquiry, Mr. President. Mr. President, point of parliamentary inquiry. Are we not under a unanimous consent agreement that presupposes a 10- minute vote that will be called at the end of 10 minutes? And is there an exception to…

this amendment is a ruse. It is a ruse designed to provide political cover to a small handful of people who recognize the crisis on the border and want to appear to be doing something about it, but it doesn't. Look, it proposes tens of…

That wasn't a debate. That was a point of parliamentary inquiry. There is a difference. I would like an answer. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Parliamentary inquiries are not in order. On this vote, the yeas are 47, the nays are 50. The…

during our recent border crisis, title 42 has become the only sustained control we have over illegal immigration. In 2022, just this year alone, we have had over 2.7 million undocumented immigrants at our southern border. It doesn't even…

before I begin my remarks on this, I would like to know how long the vote was held open on the last vote. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. It was 16 minutes total--18 minutes.

this bill before us is an act of legislative barbarism. This is an act of extortion being leveraged on the U.S. Senate right before Christmas. Make no mistake why this happens. This bill, in all 4,155 pages of its glory or infamy, was…

I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437, with amendment numbered 6541, as modified, with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report by number. The senior assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the following Senators be permitted to speak prior to the votes in relation to H.R. 1437: Senator Lee for 5 minutes and Senator Scott for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

we will be voting in a moment on my amendment. Again, this amendment is something that everyone in this Chamber should be able to support, whether you like the omnibus or whether you hate the omnibus. The Senate should be in a position to…

I ask unanimous consent that Jonathan McKernan, a detailee on the Banking Committee, be given floor privileges throughout the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

we find ourselves back in the same place. It is like deja vu all over again. We have been through this process year after year. I have been here 12 years, and it seems more often than not, we are in a very similar circumstance. We are just…

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

Winston Churchill said: We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us. The men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces sign up for no small task. They join to serve their country; not for…

charter schools have seen explosive growth since they first came onto the scene in 1992 as a model for education. In 1993, there were just 23 charter schools in the United States, serving a little over 6,000 students. Today, there are over…