May I make a comment through the Chair to my friend? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

You can tell from just the few I read what an amazing coalition we have. We can do this. I have a fabulous committee that I am the ranking member of--fabulous on my side, wonderful on the Republican side. We really care about getting…

Marriage has been an institution that has been celebrated throughout the world, and here we have it being used to exploit and destroy, frankly, a little girl's life, and her life forever.

I would assume if a marriage is legal in another country, I would assume we recognize it here.

Child marriage is more than a human rights concern. It is a violation of an individual's freedom.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss our national lands and monuments and explore both our accomplishments and some of our future opportunities. As you know, the Antiquities Act was passed 110 years ago. Ten years later, in 1916, the…

However, consumers have more than financial concerns, and I'm just wondering if you could discuss the privacy concerns that robots have beyond the financial.

We need to make sure that today's workers are prepared for this transition and that we are training today's workers for tomorrow's manufacturing jobs.

If we want to continue in advanced technology then we certainly need to provide young girls and boys opportunities in science and technology.

During the third enrollment period 388,000 people from my state were able to gain coverage by enrolling in the health insurance marketplace.

Over 475,000 Illinoisans have gained Medicaid of CHIP coverage since the first open enrollment period as a result of Illinois' decision to expand Medicaid.

In 2014, nearly 195,000 people in Illinois with Medicaid saved almost $180 million on prescription drugs because of the Affordable Care Act.

Since November of last year, 200,000 Illinois women gained access to preventive health care services with no cost sharing including reproductive health care.

In 2006, 10 years ago, I introduced the bipartisan International Protecting Girls By Preventing Child Marriage Act.

the efforts of Senator Durbin and other champions merit recognition in that regard.

What we are discussing is no more marriage than rape is love, or slavery is an employment contract.

the single most important thing we can do is keep girls in quality education for as long as possible.

I'm not sure who President Obama thinks he is accountable to, but here in Congress we believe it's our constituents.