WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, on Tuesday, President Trump sent Congress proposed rescissions. A rescissions bill is a cut to already enacted and funded programs. Looking closely at those cuts that have been proposed by the administration, I would like to speak to them this  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I wanted to just give a quick update on a project I was working on last week to my fellow Senators. I spent the last week, during Memorial Day week, in the Middle East. Angus King and I actually traveled to Baghdad, Erbil, Beirut, and Oman. And more PR