I rise today to call attention to a very serious issue and potential crisis that seems to be unfolding right under our eyes and under the radar. Right now, many, many communities across our country are facing a huge shortage of children's…

I, along with many others, want to thank Senator Pat Leahy for a remarkable 48 years of service here in the Senate. As chairman of the Appropriations, Judiciary, and Agriculture Committees and President pro tempore of the Senate, I believe…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The senior Senator from Alabama.

today I come to the Senate floor for what will probably be one of my last times--perhaps not my last time but close. I want to start off by thanking the people of Alabama, my home State. They have put their trust in me for more than 50…

as we near the end of the 117th Congress, we are also preparing to say farewell to some of the body's most dedicated public servants. Among those is Alabama's own Richard Craig Shelby. I have known Senator Shelby for many years, but I have…

I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. DeFazio on those icebreakers. It is just inexcusable that we don't have that capability. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I reserve the balance of my time until the chairman is ready to close.

I will concur with my friend and colleague from California. You are going to be missed, not only as a member of our committee but as a Member of this body. We have been fortunate to have had the privilege of serving with you. Similarly, I…

I am in strong opposition of H.R. 8404, the so-called Respect for Marriage Act. I remain steadfast in my longstanding belief that marriage, as has been the tradition in this nation and around the world, is between one man and one woman. To…

I do want to say, I am going to miss the gentlewoman from California. She has been a great member of our committee and has really championed some important issues that she just addressed. We will miss her. I do want to respond to her last…

for more than 60 years, Congress has passed the NDAA to ensure our Armed Forces are able to keep Americans safe. The Armed Services Committee agreed on a robust, bipartisan bill in June--June. What I don't understand is why it took 6…

It is great to be here today to recognize National Bible Week and, especially, along with my colleague, Doug Lamborn from the great State of Colorado. I appreciate his willingness to organize this this evening and to call attention to a…

on Roy Blunt, I first met him when he was a whip in the House. We had some kind of conference going, and I thought: My gosh, he can count votes. He is the whip. He can count votes in the conference, too, and so forth. And then, when he…

I want to honor a great public servant and Alabamian, my first chief of staff, Stephen Boyd. After nearly two decades of public service, we recently said goodbye to this integral part of our team. When you run for Congress, you learn that…

I would like to echo the words of our Senator from South Dakota about Veterans Day. We weren't here. In my State of Alabama, we have 400,000 veterans who have served our country and served our country well. A lot of them put their life on…

in 1945, a World War II veteran named Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, AL, recognized the need for a day to honor all veterans. He led the petition to then-Army Chief of Staff Dwight Eisenhower for a national veterans day and organized the…

Some people say, well, they are soft on crime. No, they are not soft on crime, they are pro-crime. They want crime. They want crime because they want to take over what you've got. They want to control what you have. They want reparation…

over the last few decades, large parts of our daily lives--like work, education, and even personal finance--moved online. The emergence of computers, the internet, and mobile devices have created a more interconnected world more than ever…

sometimes setting records is a good thing. Forty years being a college football coach in this country, you try to set records. But the records this current administration has been breaking aren't exactly worth celebrating. For example, we…