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“And I hope now, for decades and indeed, Lord willing, for centuries to come, this church will stand on the campus of Westminster in Fulton, MO, blessed as a National Historic Landmark, to speak to the principles that are at the heart of the American experiment and which we reaffirm in this 250th year and which continue to shine brightly in the State of Missouri. I yield the floor.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“And in this time of trial and difficulty we face in our own country, when so many question the value of our historical heritage, when so many question the fundamentals of our culture and suggest that this country is fundamentally evil, fundamentally racist, fundamentally bigoted, fundamentally ill-founded, I think this church and this landmark speak to the great and enduring goodness of our country, the powerful and enduring significance of the values on which this country is founded.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“And there the church stands today, continuing as a symbol of what it means to be an American, continuing as a symbol of what we hold most dear, most valuable, most cherished as a people. And today, the measure that we just adopted on this floor makes, for the first time, this landmark into a National Historic Landmark, there on the campus of Westminster in Fulton, MO, that will forever preserve this historic place and this historic site for posterity but will also, I think, communicate the significance of this moment and the significance of the church and what it represents for the American story.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“So, lo and behold, the invitation made its way to former-Prime Minister Churchill, who accepted on the spot; and he and Harry Truman traveled together overland by train to Westminster College in Fulton, MO, to deliver, on Churchill's part, what became one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century, known as the Iron Curtain speech. It was such a significant speech and such a significant moment in the history not just of Westminster College and Fulton, MO, but such a significant moment in American history that the trustees of the college and the leaders of the town decided thereafter it would be well worth commemorating. And so after that speech was concluded, they tried to decide on an appropriate form of commemoration. They settled on a symbol that I think is altogether fitting: a church--a church called St.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, on October 3, 1945, a Mr. Franc L. McCluer of a liberal arts college in Fulton, MO, set pen to paper to write to then former-Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who was enjoying his retirement, having recently lost an election in the midst or just after the Second World War. Mr. McCluer--President McClure of the college, which was named Westminster--invited the former Prime Minister to come to Missouri, to Fulton, to deliver a series of lectures. And I suspect that the invitation might there have met its final end, had not another American and, indeed, another Missourian appended a few words to the bottom. Here is what President Harry S. Truman wrote in his own hand on that invitation to Winston Churchill. He says: [Dear Winston:] This is a wonderful school in my home state. Hope you can do it. I'll introduce you.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: H.R. 1945, which is at the desk, and Calendar No. 492, H.R. 1550. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bills en bloc. Mr. HAWLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the bills be considered read a third time and passed, en bloc, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.”
Senate29 September 2026Source ↗
“He can, again, renew the commitment that is found right there in our Constitution, that commitment to honor liberty of conscience, to honor the right to follow God, to live out our faith peaceably, which is exactly what these pro-life prisoners, still prisoners, were doing. And so I urge him, I urge President Trump now from this floor to pardon these Americans unjustly persecuted, unjustly prosecuted, unjustly condemned. I urge him to pardon and to provide, once again, the moral clarity and moral leadership for which this country is known and to revive that moral clarity and moral leadership without which we cannot hope to lead the free world. I yield the floor.”
Senate23 January 2025Source ↗
“Mr. President, there is no right that is more sacred to Americans than the First Amendment right to liberty of conscience, to liberty of worship, to liberty of free expression.”
Senate23 January 2025Source ↗
“Our whole national policy ought to reflect that, and we shouldn't shy away from saying that we ought to deliver tax relief and tax cuts on the basis of family formation, on the basis of family size, and, yes, on the basis of family need. Madam President, this is only the beginning. There is much more to do. We have years of decline of the American family to reverse. We have years of neglect of the American worker to undo. The challenges are indeed formidable, but this is the moment for the revival that we seek. And so let us not delay. Let us begin. I yield the floor.”
Senate14 January 2025Source ↗