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5,321 Senate floor speeches with body text since January 1, 2025.
Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 554 (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, I would just point out briefly in response to my distinguished colleague that an entire industry understands that climate risk is driving homeowners insurance. [[Page S2925]] The home insurance industry is actually under both a business model requirement and a fidu…
Read on congress.gov →Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 554 (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, this resolution asks us to accept, without scrutiny, that correlation equals causation. It is true that premiums are rising, but this Senate deserves an honest accounting of why. Replacement costs are up because Biden-era climate regu…
Read on congress.gov →Unanimous Consent Agreement--Executive Calendar (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the Democratic leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 758, Darrell Owens, to …
Read on congress.gov →VOTE EXPLANATION
Mr. President, I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted: No on rollcall vote No. 177, Confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 760, Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. No on rollcall vote No. 178, Motion to invok…
Read on congress.gov →UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H. CON. RES. 86
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in concurrence with the Democratic leader, no later than Thursday, June 25, H. Con. Res. 86 be discharged from the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Sen…
Read on congress.gov →Father's Day (Executive Session)
Mr. President, I have come to this floor many times to be able to talk about a lot of serious policy issues, to be able to walk through all different kinds of tax policy, energy policy, immigration policy. We have worked through a lot of different issues on this floor, and I have…
Read on congress.gov →Insider Trading (Executive Session)
Mr. President, Americans don't appear to agree on very much these days, but there is at least one thing on which the American people can agree; it is this thing that brings the American people together. Our citizens, no matter their politics, don't trust their leaders. The list o…
Read on congress.gov →Iran (Executive Session)
Mr. President, last night, I read the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. I read it twice. And for what it is worth, here is my conclusion: I think we ought to give peace a chance. And that is all I am saying today. You are entitled to your opinion, bu…
Read on congress.gov →MODERNIZATION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PLANNING FOR BROADBAND FUNDING ACT
Mr. President, I rise today to discuss an issue that is near and dear to the State of Nebraska and to rural America, and that is the issue of closing the digital divide for unserved and underserved communities. My husband Bruce and I raised our family on a cattle ranch near Valen…
Read on congress.gov →Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 554 (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, I think it is virtually undisputed, among people who are not on fossil fuel's payroll, that climate change is real. Earlier this year, I came to the floor, and I asked my colleagues if they could all agree on that simple, scientific fact. Well, unfortunately, they …
Read on congress.gov →DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE REAFFIRMATION ACT OF 2026
Mr. President, on July 4, 1776, 56 men crossed a line from which there was no return. These men knew the King they defied. They knew the empire would come for them. They knew the prisons that could hold them and the gallows that could take them. They had wives, children, homes, n…
Read on congress.gov →CUBA
Mr. President, whatever one thinks of the Cuban Government--and I am one who believes its repressive policies and mismanagement of the economy have caused immense hardship for the Cuban people--the depth of misery and desperation people in Cuba are currently experiencing is large…
Read on congress.gov →Trump Administration (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, $600 million to build a ballroom at the White House, $100 million to build a triumphal arch, $250 million to renovate the Kennedy Center, $60 million to host a UFC fight on the south lawn of the White House--these are the things Donald Trump is putting his time and…
Read on congress.gov →Iran (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President and to all here, I rise today to speak about the breaking news that the President has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Iran to end the war he started on February 28. The news has included a release from the White House of a memorandum of understanding…
Read on congress.gov →Farm Bill (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, I want to talk about a real crisis in America that we are not talking enough about. We have a farm crisis going on in the United States of America. It is facing our entire country. It is facing our rural areas, and it is facing some of the most noble Americans in o…
Read on congress.gov →Tribute to Rhoda Magbitang and Lee Anne Wong (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, I join everyone in Hawaii in congratulating chefs Rhoda Magbitang and Lee Anne Wong on their recent wins on ``Top Chef'' and ``Last Chef Standing.'' Both chefs displayed incredible skill and perseverance in their respective competitions and showcased what makes Haw…
Read on congress.gov →Unanimous Consent Requests--S. 1032 (Executive Calendar)
If the Senator from Florida is ready to deliver her remarks, I would defer. I don't have enough time to give my remarks before the 2:15 vote, so just to keep the Senate on time, I will defer and try to land another time. I ask unanimous consent that Senator Moody be permitted to …
Read on congress.gov →Unanimous Consent Requests--S. 1032 (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from North Carolina for making my argument for me. We should not make empty promises. Those veterans are due their retirement benefits fully. They are due their compensation benefits fully. We promised them those benefits. The Major Ric…
Read on congress.gov →SAVING THE OOI ACT OF 2026
Mr. President, I would like to very much thank my colleague from Alaska. We were both shocked to hear about this plan to remove these sensors. The sea off Alaska and certainly off the coast of the Northwestern United States--Oregon, Washington--are incredible assets that we need …
Read on congress.gov →Unanimous Consent Requests--S. 1032 (Executive Calendar)
Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I am going to be brief because I know we have other Members waiting to speak. But just by way of offsets, I know that my friend from Connecticut said he is offended by requiring an offset. I think the Presiding Officer and I might be …
Read on congress.gov →SAVING THE OOI ACT OF 2026
Mr. President, I appreciate being here on the floor with my colleague from Oregon and working on this very important Ocean Observatories Initiative. As he has outlined, understanding what is happening in our oceans is so key; it so critical. It is not just about how it impacts th…
Read on congress.gov →RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following resolutions, which are at the desk: S. Res. 776 and S. Res. 777. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc. Mr. President, I a…
Read on congress.gov →ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision …
Read on congress.gov →ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision …
Read on congress.gov →ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION
Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed. The provision …
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