this motion calls for a full-year CR. Let me tell you what a full-year CR taking us to September 30--if we were to go to a full-year CR, one taking us to September 30, we would save $130 billion. Now, there have been comments made on the…

I ask unanimous consent that any Republican Senator be allowed to call up amendments and that the tree be set aside. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

A couple of things: First of all, it is still beside the point. I appreciate the observation made by my friend the Senator from North Carolina. It still misses the point. I was still here. I still sought to have my amendments made pending…

a little more than 3 months ago, Senate Republicans came together and reached something of a conclusion. We concluded it made a lot of sense to make a commitment to each other and a commitment to those whom we represent and a commitment to…

there are a number of things that make the U.S. Senate unique as an institution. We have got every single State in the Union that is represented equally. If you are a big State or a small State, a huge population or a tiny one, you have…

more than 3 months ago, the Republican Members of the United States Senate--more than 3 months ago, the Republican Members of the United States Senate made a commitment--made a commitment to each other and to our voters and to the American…

I have 8 minutes remaining. I would like to reserve the balance of those minutes so that I can come back as necessary. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.

I ask unanimous consent any Senator from either party be allowed to call up amendments and the tree be set aside. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I ask unanimous consent that any Democratic Senator be allowed to call up amendments and the tree be set aside for that purpose. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Go ahead and ask your question. At some point, I would like to be able to continue my thoughts without being interrupted. Go ahead.

Thank you. In the first place, yes, you are right to point out I have not been objecting to those. It is a common agreement and understanding that we will reach. Not always but much of the time, we can pool together a list of amendments…

This is interesting. This is interesting what has happened. They are now opposed to even Democratic Senators calling up amendments and making those pending. Why is that? Well, it appears to be, again, this consolidation of power. The…

today I am asking my colleagues to support my motion to table the motion to recommit. Now, even for seasoned Senators, this sounds like a lot of technical language, and it kind of is; so let's put it in perspective and explain what it…

My friend and colleague from the State of Washington makes the point that we need to show unity. Now, nothing says unity quite like shutting out the majority of the minority party from having any say in amendments, from having even a…

That is too bad, Madam President. As we just saw, my Democratic colleague just blocked an amendment--not just blocked the amendment from becoming law, not just blocked the amendment from becoming a part of the bill that we are debating…

Well, that is too bad. This time, with this amendment, we see an objection, and with this amendment, we are talking about something that is a core part of what the bill actually does. In no way is it extraneous. In my view, we shouldn't…

what else is there to say? We shouldn't be doing these things. We certainly shouldn't be doing them with reckless disregard for the very serious problems that we are creating, for the very serious existing problems that we will be…

Ah, here we see it. So on the ``MAGA extremists''--an extremist for saying that maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't be paying the salaries of Ukrainian bureaucrats to the tune of $8 billion for an entire year; maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't…

OK. There are serious problems with that. Again, we hear words like ``MAGA'' and ``extremists'' coming out. I resent both characterizations. I even more resent the notion that because she disagrees with the views of some Members of this…

There we have it. Keep in mind, what you have just witnessed is my making a motion not to pass this into law, not even a motion to accept this as an amendment to the text. I just asked for consent to call up the amendment and make it…

there have been a lot of discussions over the last few days about a bill--a bill many months in the making; a bill that has been discussed, debated, and drafted, largely in secret. We saw it for the first time Sunday evening, at 7 p.m…

we find ourselves in a situation in which every State in America is a border State. Now, it didn't used to be this way, and as one who has spent 2 years living along the U.S.-Mexico border, where I served as a missionary in my early…

America's students are failing. Reading and math scores are at historic lows nationwide. In places like Baltimore, 40 percent of high schools don't even have a single math-proficient student--not a single one. Forty percent of the schools…

I am pleased that my home State of Tennessee is leading the Nation in providing legal protection for our artists and for our songwriters.

I am an African-American woman who has a point of view where in a democracy those points of views are allowed.