the news cycle is relentless here in Washington, DC, and between cable TV and social media, it is pretty hard to remember what happened an hour or a day or a week ago, but it is important to talk about the context surrounding today's…

We yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to amendment No. 195. The amendment (No. 195) was agreed to. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was…

this week, the Senate will continue to fill vacancies across the Federal bench. This afternoon, we will vote to confirm Paul Matey to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Third Circuit, and then we will move to the nomination of Neomi Rao…

in thinking about some of the debates swirling about here in Washington, DC, as to whether capitalism or socialism should be a preferred economic model, I recall a story that involves Boris Yeltsin, who went on to become the Russian…

at the risk of sounding like the mutual admiration society, let me express my appreciation to the Senator from North Carolina, who gave an outstanding presentation, talking about the crisis that exists at our southern border. I really…

I will say to my friend from New York that I know what their talking points are now, but I don't believe what we ought to do about the environment is impose a travesty like the Green New Deal. This is a government power grab. It is…

there is a great book called ``SuperFreakonomics'' written by some Chicago economists who talk about the threat to the environment of horse manure back when we had horse- drawn buggies in our cities because the internal combustion engine…

last week, I spoke on the Senate floor about the perils of socialism. I never thought in my entire life that I would have to do something like that, but given the rise of democratic socialists, which obviously is a contradiction in terms…

I will-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas has the floor.

I am not for socialism. I am not for Washington, DC, thinking they know better than what my constituents know about.

I notice one thing: When people around here--colleagues across the aisle--don't like what they are hearing, they try to suppress or drown out dissenting voices. I think the American people need to hear this debate because our ability to…

regular order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa has yielded the floor to Senator Cornyn.