and she had be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th congress. without objection. objection. mr. udall: thank you very much, and thank you, senator thank you very much. as i announced earlier, i wasn t running for reelection last year and if i would have known everyone was going to be so nice to me, i might have announced it earlier. i m not the only senator getting a farewell speech. many of us got to hear lamar alexander last week. the perfect example of what united states senator should be. was wet behind wet behind the s in the senate, my first week my first week here, lamarr invited me and my wife jill to dinner. there, it began. jill and his wife became fast friends and we build the kind of friendship that is essential here in the senate. essential in the senate. we worked together to get things done for our states, bolstering our national laboratories and conserving our great outdoors. something else we shared was mario, our barber in the barber sho
thank you for the recognition, madam president. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff, nevada a re ney gasbetter, lisa ventinci be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you very much, and thank you, senator schumer, for those very kind remarks earlier. as you know, i announced i wasn t running for reelection last year, and if i knew everyone was going to be so nice to me, i might have announced it earlier. i m not the only senator who is giving a farewell speech. many of us got to hear lamar alexander last week. lamar is the perfect example of what a united states senator should be. before i was wet behind wet behs in the senate, my first week here, lamar invited me and my wife jill to dinner. there it began, jill and lamar s wife honey became fast friends and lamar and i built the kind of friendship that is essential in the senate. we worked togeth
becomes the courtroom as the targets of the insurrectionists, some with emotional wounds still raw, decide donald trump s fate in his second senate impeachment trial. not only did trump s endless misinformation campaign spark the deadly insurrection, but the washington post found that it s also cost taxpayers, you and me, more than $500 million in security, legal fees, property damage and more. on friday, one of trump s two lawyers revealed on fox news that they plan to blame the insurrection on who else, but black lives matter protests which, i should remind you, an independent analysis found were 93% peaceful. and, according to the fbi, some violence was partly coordinated by, you guessed it, white supremacists. there s an awful lot of tape of cities burning and courthouses being attacked and federal agents being assaulted by rioters in the streets cheered on by democrats throughout the country. and many of them in washington using really the most inflammatory rhetoric
you, for the thank you for the recognition, madam president. madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff, nevada a re ney gasbetter, lisa ventinci be given floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. udall: thank you very much, and thank you, senator schumer, for those very kind remarks earlier. as you know, i announced i wasn t running for reelection last year, and if i knew everyone was going to be so nice to me, i might have announced it earlier. i m not the only senator who is giving a farewell speech. many of us got to hear lamar alexander last week. lamar is the perfect example of what a united states senator should be. before i was wet behind wet behs in the senate, my first week here, lamar invited me and my wife jill to dinner. there it began, jill and lamar s wife honey became fast friends and lamar and i built the kind of friendship that is essential in the senate. w
the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. heavenly father, keep us from disappointing you. inspire us in all we say and do to glorify you. empower our senators to strive to please you in their every thought and action. lord, we acknowledge that you are our rock of safety, our fortress during every season of distress. give our lawmakers the wisdom to honor your name in their work, entrusting you to take care of all their tomorrows. set them in a safe place because of your unfailing love and faithfulness. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: