Madam President, thank you very much, and let me thank the leadership for their cooperation in setting up this debate. Today, we will be voting on three joint resolutions of disapproval, or JRDs, to block the sale of certain offensive…

Madam President, two basic points: The first one is the same point that has to be made over and over again. What we are doing is in violation of the law. U.S. weapons cannot be provided to countries that violate internationally recognized…

I ask unanimous consent for 10 additional minutes for either side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from North Carolina.

With that, Madam President, I would be happy to yield to the ranking member of the committee who has done an excellent job on this issue, Senator Cassidy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

Senator Markey has played a leadership role in the investigation of this whole process. I would like to yield to Senator Markey.

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing no further debate, the question is on adoption of the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 837) was agreed to.

Madam President, over 4 months ago, Steward Health Care and the more than 30 hospitals it owns in 8 States declared bankruptcy, with some $9 billion in debt. This bankruptcy has caused devastating harm to patients, healthcare workers, and…

Senator Markey, thank you for your leadership on this. Madam President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 522, S. Res. 837. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, the administration's report pursuant to National Security Memorandum 20 concluded that ``it is reasonable to assess that defense articles . . . have been used by Israeli security forces since October 7 in instances…

Madam President, I am here for another reason this evening, but I wanted to concur with Senator Welch. Obviously, we need more Federal disaster relief, we need reforms in FEMA, and we certainly need a permanent post office in Montpelier…

I'm hopeful that this Committee... can hold him accountable, put him in jail, because that's where he deserves to be for stealing this money from all of our communities.