I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Cate for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office, as well as to the State of Wyoming. Cate is a…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Bondi nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith). Further, if present and voting: the senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) would have voted ``yea.''

notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote on confirmation of the Burgum nomination at 6:15 p.m. today and that if cloture is invoked on the Wright nomination, all postcloture time be considered expired and the…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls with respect to the Wright and Collins nominations be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

first let me start that all of us here in the Senate and around the country, having seen what we saw that happened last night at Reagan National Airport, it was tragic. It was heartbreaking. There are many questions that need to be…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Zeldin nomination be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 6 minutes, followed by Senator Whitehouse for up to 6 minutes, prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I strongly support Congressman Lee Zeldin as the nominee to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. We are blessed in America with enormous natural resources. I support using our resources responsibly; I support…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 290 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

criminals in the world today have an international friend. That friend is called the International Criminal Court. The ICC is headquartered in Europe. It claims unchecked power and power to enforce very loosely defined so-called…

Democrats do not want a serious debate here about the use of presidential pardon power.

If they did want a serious conversation, they would talk about Joe Biden’s pardons, over 8,000 of them.

reserving the right to object, I heard the Senator from Washington State say we are now 1 week into the Trump administration. I am very grateful we are now 1 week beyond the Biden administration. Democrats do not want a serious debate here…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived with respect to the Duffy nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy) would have voted ``yea.'' The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 29, as follows…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 39, S. Res. 40, and S. Res. 41. There being no…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Montana (Mr. Sheehy) would have voted ``yea.''

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles, where applicable, be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

We have a shared agenda focused on rebuilding the economy, getting the country back to work and securing the border and making sure that America is strong and safe.

a few days ago--I think you were in the chair, and I was here--we saw the minority leader stand at that podium and pledge to cooperate with Republicans when nominees, he said, were highly qualified and bipartisan. It took less than 72…

today this Senate will confirm John Ratcliffe to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This is a win for our national security. Frankly, this should have been done 2 day ago, but Democrats unnecessarily delayed this important…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record as follows: S. 211 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…