I call up my amendment No. 3815 and ask it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment…

we are debating a bill that a number of us have spoken of on a number of occasions. Since my last address on the Senate floor on this topic, we received a score on the bill from the Congressional Budget Office. Now, remember, it is the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown). Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 3684

The country is not going to allow for any more delays. I think that our negotiators, Congresswoman Karen Bass, Senator Booker, Senator Scott, are trying to get this George Floyd bill passed. Once again, you see obstructionists from the…

And I have to ask you and ask the public, is it socialism to want people to have a good- paying job? Is it socialism to want to lift people out of poverty? Is it socialism to want our children to have clean air and clean water? Is it…

First of all, let me just say it`s outrageous what he said.

it is important to remember these are the exact same standards that would apply. We do this all the time in other areas. Federal regulatory Agencies, on a continual basis, with the blessing of Congress, are given authority to carry out a…

I ask unanimous consent that for an additional 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

in reference to my amendment No. 2279, this is what we are trying to deal with here. In order to help expedite the review of projects that are subject to NEPA, Congress authorized in the FAST Act for States to assume the duties of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 3684

infrastructure is the physical backbone of our country, and it is an example of positive, constructive American achievement and accomplishment. Unfortunately, this particular bill, in its process, content, pricetag, and long-term effects…

if there had been a recorded vote on amendment No. 2478 to amendment No. 2137 to H.R. 3684, ``To require the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce to promote and administer programs in the public and private…

infrastructure is important. We all need it. We rely on it to get to and from our homes, to and from work. We rely on it for our day-to-day needs. It has to be there. Not all of it has to be Federal, and what is Federal can be made more…

I appreciate my friend and colleague, the majority leader, for allowing me to finish my remarks this evening. When we look at legislation like this, I hope we can pay attention to a few details--a few details--that focus on more than just…

it is an honor to serve in this body. It is an honor to serve with the men and women from whom we have just heard. The Senators from whom we have just heard are some of my favorite people in the Senate. For that matter, they are some of my…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for the duration of my remarks, not to be limited by 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

as we have undertaken this conversation, I can't help but reflect on the fact that we are here in a representative body. We are here in order to have an exchange of ideas. We are here to engage in political speech, not the kind of…

the word ``republic'' means public thing in Latin. We bring our different perspectives and our different identities together respectfully to make decisions for an entire Nation. The United States is a nation with diverse, varied beliefs…

for far too long, the Federal Government has been borrowing and then spending money that it simply doesn't have. This is something we have long understood as a problem for the future, for future generations. But now it is not just a…

in 1989, Tracy Stone-Manning rented a typewriter to draft and then send a letter threatening those who might choose to harvest trees. The letter stated that the trees in question had been sabotaged with hundreds of pounds of spikes. She…

for far too long, the Federal Government has simply been spending and borrowing far more money than it should. It has been borrowing and spending money that it doesn't have. Now, for individuals, for businesses, even for States and local…

as Americans want to buy more clean and green products, the market has been finding solutions to provide those products. The Growing Climate Solutions Act before us, however, will not. Though it seeks to aid the carbon credit market, it…

I call up my amendment No. 2119 and ask that it be reported by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee]…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk called the roll. The result was…

I echo the remarks presented by my friend and colleague, the junior Senator from Florida. I agree wholeheartedly with his analysis. I think it is unfortunate that we missed this opportunity to enact meaningful change today, change that is…