Thank you, Madam Chairman, and thank you for the attention to this issue and for this hearing.

it appears the White House had good reason to wait until the Friday before Memorial Day to release their budget proposal. They couldn't afford a full week's news cycle any more than the American people can afford to fulfill the wish list…

in the 4 months since the Democrats took control of the U.S. Government, they have not once indicated they understand the severity of the crisis playing out along our southern border. It is hard to believe they get the same reports from…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered Military Appreciation Month

the increase in Federal unemployment benefits is having a significant adverse impact on our labor pool.

this month is Military Appreciation Month. It is a month when we let our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines know just how grateful we are for their service. Madam President, we are grateful for the service that you gave our Nation in…

one of the benefits of vaccine rates going up is that school districts will no longer have an excuse to keep kids and teachers at home for virtual learning. But if I know kids--and as a mom and a grandmom, I can assure you, I understand…

I think we need to make certain we look at the cost of this and the long-range implications of this.

over the past week, the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas has launched more than 3,000 rockets at civilian targets in Israel. Violent mobs have taken over the streets of Jerusalem, and even seasoned veterans of the…

I was on the floor earlier this week, and I made a point that I think is really relevant to the discussion that we are having today as we are now looking straight into these proposals coming from the administration that would end up…

I hope that you had a marvelous Mother's Day. I enjoyed so much being back in Tennessee, and over the past week, I really had the pleasure of hearing from so many Tennesseans who are just celebrating having reopened businesses and music…

as I begin my remarks today, I first want to express my appreciation to Senator Tim Scott for the address that he gave last night following the joint address to Congress by the President. I so appreciated the remarks that he made, how he…

we are less than 100 days into the Biden administration, and already we can identify a pattern in how they are building their policy initiatives, interacting with Congress, and marketing their ideas to the American people. In every…

I rise in support of amendment No. 1458, which I introduced. It will narrow the scope of the tangled web of regulatory guidance that the bill calls for and keep politics out of the process of reporting and addressing hate crimes against…

here we are again, teeing up another discharge motion for another unqualified Biden administration nominee. If there is one good thing I can say about Colin Kahl, the nominee for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, it is that you never…

over the past few weeks, my Republican colleagues and I have spent quite a bit of time making sure the American people know just how little of President Biden's 2-plus trillion dollar infrastructure plan will fund actual infrastructure…

I find it so interesting that my friend and colleague across the aisle is trying to deflect questions and concerns that we have by insinuations and some pretty disgusting slander, and I am sorry that we have listened to that here on the…

it has been just over 2 months since we transferred majority rule to President Biden and the Democrats, and they have made it very clear that not even their most radical policy proposals are up for debate. They just want to push things…

I want to make certain that you are going to likewise use all of those tools to make sure that the MISSION Act is fully implemented, because that will help veterans have access to care that is going to be closest to their home.

We want to make certain that this administration does not get on the track of trying to spend the next 4 years consolidating care back into VA facilities.

I appreciate that. And we talked about my concern over the health and well-being of veterans and the claims process, and how long it is taking VA claims to be processed fairly and in a timely manner, and the backlog that we have on those…

we have just listened to Senator Portman, and you are hearing others of us on the Republican side of the aisle talk about the elevated levels of spending and how our Democratic colleagues have seemed to lose touch with the American people…

I think my colleague understands that this bill would apply to individuals, to adults who cannot show kinship and do not have legal documentation. We know that human trafficking, sex trafficking, and child trafficking have become a major…

last month alone, more than 100,000 migrants crossed our southern border. Our ports of entry are overrun; holding facilities are packed; and, yes, our Border Patrol agents are absolutely exhausted. They are exhausted. This isn't just a…

it appears that President Biden arrived at the White House prepared and willing to grant himself and his administration a mandate that American voters didn't agree to give him. His party lost ground in the House, split the Senate, and…