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Bill Lee is the 50th governor of Tennessee, having taken office on January 19, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on various issues including education reform, economic development, and public safety during his tenure. Lee has also emphasized the importance of workforce development and has worked on initiatives to improve the state's infrastructure. His administration has faced challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the state's economy and health systems.
we have a job to do. That job is not optional. It is assigned to us by the United States Constitution--a document to which we have all sworn an oath under article I, section 3, clause 6. The Senate has the power and, I would add here, the…
It is, indeed, unfortunate that this has happened. We have followed the model of previous resolutions that have been used in order to set up impeachment debates. This one was based off of one of the impeachment trials of the 45th President…
the House impeached Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He is the second Cabinet official to be impeached in all American history. The last Cabinet member to be impeached was William W. Belknap in 1876. The Senate held trials in virtually all…
I submit the following notice in writing: In accordance with Rule V of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby give notice in writing that it is my intention to move to suspend the following portion of paragraph 1 of Rule XXII: ``the…
an invasion is taking place on American soil. Over 8 million people have crossed our border illegally since Mayorkas became Secretary, and the numbers just keep rising. They are not going away. This unprecedented, lawless influx includes…
when the rest of us board an airplane, we always have to show a photo ID to prove who we are, that we are who we claim to be. Not so if you are an illegal immigrant. If you are an illegal immigrant under the Biden administration, all you…
I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882 with further amendment No. 1722. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] moves to…
I call 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 legislative clerk called the roll.
I will sit down in a moment to let my friend and colleague Joe Manchin speak. I want to point out for a moment a couple of things. My friend and colleague from the State of Washington is objecting to this measure that would allow all…
I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes and Senator Manchin for up to 5 minutes prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
yesterday at about this same time, I came to the floor, and I made three predictions. Even though not a single Member of this body had seen the full text of the thousand-page spending bill that we received just after 2:30 a.m. this…
I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes, followed by Senator Menendez for up to 5 minutes, prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
in wrapping up my remarks, I just want to say this is unfortunate. We owe it to each other and we owe it to those we represent to actually discuss and debate the merits of legislation before being forced to pass it. The fact that there is…
it is a familiar headline: ``Congress announces a deal to avoid a shutdown.'' It is currently midday on Wednesday, March 20, and, on Friday at midnight, just the day after tomorrow, the government will run out of funding for more than half…
We need to push that through our innovation dollars, through our STEM dollars.
A bipartisan group of members, including my dear friend, Barbara Lee, who serves on this subcommittee, have authored a request for funding...
What are we doing to protect them, and if you can look at this more closely.
I am leading a bicameral legislation with Senator Cortez Masto that would immediately authorize an additional $25 million for the WASH program.
We are at the doorstep of another crisis if we don't think about educator shortages.
We are fixing a bipartisan bill in 2007, the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, to provide debt relief to educators.
We are extremely bullish about geothermal. Our goal is to get 90 gigawatts of geothermal.
I am trying to figure out how OSHA helps protect workers outside from these harmful effects of climate change.
We have to make sure that we are increasing salary, creating good working conditions, being intentional about recruiting.
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