What Jon Husted said, and what was done

“Madam President, today I would like to recognize a fellow Ohioan and a fellow Dayton Flyer, Tim Massa, who this September will retire after 37 remarkable years in the human resources profession, the last 16 of them at The Kroger Co., one of Ohio's and America's great companies.”

“Madam President, using a photo ID to vote is common sense. It is an issue Americans broadly support. So tonight, this early morning, I am offering a clean, simple straightforward bill to require a photo ID to vote in America.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to wish Mr. Wayne Franklin Phillips of Deshler, OH, a happy 100th birthday. Mr. Phillips was born on August 5, 1926, on a farm outside of Hamler with his three brothers and sisters.”

“Madam President, I am going to take us back 100 years to August 5, 1926. It was in the midst of the Roaring Twenties. Calvin Coolidge was the President.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to recognize an extraordinary year of achievement by Ohio's own Denison University. Now, everyone knows Denison to be a great academic institution. But, all of a sudden, it has become a great athletic institution.”

“So I hope you will cherish it, to all the Denison student athletes. It is a special, special thing. In this era of NIL, it is also great to see people who excel in excellence for the love of the game, just because they are competitors at heart.”

“Mr. President, I have greatly valued the opportunity to join my colleagues tonight in discussing the SAVE America Act and many aspects to the bill, but I want to focus on the election integrity aspect of the bill.”

“Mr. President, every day the men and women of law enforcement leave home not knowing what they will encounter. They live life with the uncertainty of what the next hazard is that they might encounter during the call that they receive to go protect and serve.”

“Mr. President, I come today to the floor for a moment of reflection and remembrance of four courageous law enforcement officers in Ohio that we lost in 2025.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to honor the life of Mrs. Nancy Esther Plank Kelley of Columbus, OH. Mrs. Kelley was born on April 14, 1934, on Oakwood Avenue in the South End of Columbus.”

“Mr. President, on rollcall 99, I voted nay. My intention was to vote yea. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome.”

“Mr. President, before I became a U.S. Senator, I spent two terms as the Ohio secretary of state and oversaw Presidential elections, gubernatorial elections, and senate elections, and I know what it takes to run an election where it is easy to vote and hard to cheat.”

“Mr. President, I would like to suggest that I go through this again about what is actually in this amendment because it was just misrepresented. This isn't the SAVE America Act.”

“Madam President, I have been here for a little while this afternoon, this evening, and have listened to a lot of the concerns of my colleagues, and I believe I have something tonight that will provide some common ground that, hopefully, we can all support.”

“Ohio then implemented a required photo ID law at the polls, and with these reforms, there has been no evidence of voter suppression. In fact, with all of these measures in place, in the 2024 Presidential election, it produced the second highest turnout that we have had in the past four Presidential elections.”

“Reserving the right to object, I want to address some of the points that were made by the Senator from Oregon. There were a lot of points made about citizenship.”

“Mr. President, I come today to request a pause in the political discourse of this Chamber for a moment of reflection. As those both in this Chamber and across the Nation know, last Thursday, March 12, 2026, an American KC-135 refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq.”

“Ohio's favorite sons, the airmen who were serving in the Ohio National Guard with the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus. And listening to my colleague Senator Lankford, I will say this, quote a passage from John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this to lay down one's life for his friends.”

“Mr. President, as we approach the March for Life, an annual celebration of life held in cities across America, I want to share what choosing life means to me and, for the many others who share my similar story, what it means to them.”

“Mr. President, healthcare is the No. 1 driver of inflation in the 21st century. When we talk about affordability, healthcare is the biggest driver of our costs rising in this century.”

“Mr. President, I appreciate my colleague's thoughts. I haven't been here for years. I didn't create this. I haven't been here for years trying to undermine ObamaCare. I have been here for less than a year.”

“Mr. President, as I said on this floor many times, the government shutdown had many victims: air traffic controllers, TSA agents, and many other public servants, and, of course, the American people themselves who were the most affected by this.”

“Madam President, as you well know, I am the new guy here. In the past, I watched government shutdowns from afar. They never made sense to me. And now I am seeing one up close, and I can confirm that government shutdowns are senseless.”

“I talked to a small business owner the other day who can't get their loan from the SBA. Small business owners are paying the price. And when they pay the price, so do their employees.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to recognize His All- Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's visit to Washington, DC. His All-Holiness is visiting our Nation's Capital in conjunction with his acceptance of the prestigious Templeton Prize, an award which has been received by faith leaders including Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.”

“Mr. President, yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Honda Anna Engine Plant in Ohio. The Anna Engine Plant is Honda's largest auto engine plant in the world.”

“Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Welch.”

“Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the facts about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That was my first reconciliation process as a new U.S. Senator. It was a great experience.”

“We increased the child tax credit up to $2,200 per child. If we had failed to do this, it would have dropped down to $1,000. It is now up to $2,200 per child.”

“I want you to know that Ohioans will have access to more healthcare resources because of the Big Beautiful Bill than ever before. Let me explain this because there is a lot of misinformation out there.”

“Mr. President, good afternoon. My name is Jon Husted, and I have the distinct honor of serving the great State of Ohio as one of its U.S. Senators.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to congratulate the Denison Men's Tennis Team on winning their first-ever National Championship. This remarkable achievement represents a historic milestone for the program and reflects the dedication, hard work, and determination of the players, coaches, and staff.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to offer my congratulations to the Denison Men's Swimming and Diving Team on capturing their sixth National Championship. This incredible accomplishment reflects the tradition of excellence that has become synonymous with the Denison swim program.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to wish Ms. Ethelyn VonHelmers Fitzsimmons of Mantua, OH, a happy 110th birthday. Ms. Fitzsimmons was born May 17, 1915, in Marietta, OH, to Herman VonHelmers and Lucille Boothby VonHelmers.”

“Mr. President, today I would like to honor and recognize the life of Ms. Shirley Venore Todd of Dayton, OH. Ms. Todd was a cornerstone of the Dayton community, serving as a pillar of faith and support to those around her.”

“Mr. President, I am proud to stand here and lead this commonsense legislation to reverse the cumbersome Biden-era regulation that we are addressing today. This resolution overturns a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that expands paperwork, testing, and reporting requirements for home and commercial appliance manufacturers, without improving performance standards.”