WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following floor remarks on June 18, 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 have come to the floor, briefly, to talk about two subjects. One relates to a situation that I have been updated on of a gentleman who has been detained by ICE out in California, and I want to talk a little bit about it. We have to go back  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 21 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: * * * While Senate Parliamentarian Rules Big Budget Bill Cannot Totally Defund CFPB, Congress Close to Defanging this Consumer Watchdog Agency WASHINGTON, DC - According to news reports, the U.S. Senate Parliamentarian has ruled that the big budget bill (H.R. 1) cannot zero out funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as that would violate Senate rules. "This provision   more