Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for as much time as I consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ukraine

Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the Republican motion to instruct on paid family and medical leave. Before I move to the issue at hand, I do want to address the very serious allegations against President Trump and the new…

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment because, as it is written, it really rewards only companies that are very wealthy and successful with additional tax credits to do something they are already doing. By that…

There is no excuse for us not, as a Committee, to be able to realize a definite commitment with a timetable.

I just find it is grossly unprofessional, and it is just so short in responding to what are concerns about a very natural bit of treasure.

It is not up to the executive branch to define that purpose.

In July, I shared with this Committee some of my concerns regarding the Trump administration's decision to renew two mining leases right next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, ignoring good science to prioritize…

There is a terrible slander abetted by the President... that illegal aliens... are a danger to the United States.

I want to make a couple comments before I start the questions.

the propaganda about the connection between immigrants and crime is just that, propaganda, and that there is no evidence or considerable evidence to the contrary that immigrants, whether legal or otherwise, commit crimes at a lower rate…

And I think that I would just say that is something that ought to be revisited because to have miscarriages or stillbirths is just not the right thing.

I think we need to revisit how we are spending our money, and we are wasting huge amounts of the taxpayers' money locking people up who pose no threat.

These are everyday people, most of them immigrants, in New York City, trying to start their lives.

These suicides are not just an indirect side effect, they are a direct consequence of the neglect of a vulnerable community.

The public's right of access is fundamental, and it is not adequately protected when our courts fall far behind modern standards of media access.

The Trump Administration's immigration policies have been a failure at a policy level and, more important, as a matter of basic human decency.

this is a matter of life and death.

This is criminal behavior.