I mean, at this point the will of the American people is very clear and hopefully he'll see reason and reconvene the Senate, so we can get this legislation pass.

Money talks in this country and it's very hard to push lobbyist money out of politics entirely.

I'm aligned with most of all of the Democratic candidates where we need universal background checks. We need red flag laws. We need to ban military style assault weapons.

But I have a feeling the country is not going to let this one go until we get some laws across the finish line.

One of my flagship proposals is to give every American $100 every year that we can only give to candidates and campaigns which would washout lobbyist's cash by factor of eight to one.

Mr. President, in a short time the Senate will vote on final passage of a bipartisan agreement to lift the budget caps for 2 years and extend the debt ceiling. It is an agreement that will strengthen our national security and provide our…

Mr. President, finally, during the debate last night, when it came to healthcare, half of the Democratic Presidential field engaged in a healthy debate, a great deal of which was focused on the No. 1 issue to American voters--healthcare…

Mr. President, on climate, I am pleased to share that the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works did something amazing and groundbreaking yesterday. It passed the first ever climate title in a transportation reauthorization bill…

As trade negotiations with China continue this week, I want to press the President again to stay tough and hold out for the best possible deal. If China is unwilling to make significant reforms to its economic model, President Trump must…

Mr. President, over 2 weeks ago, the four congressional leaders in the White House reached an agreement to raise the budget caps and extend the debt ceiling. The House has already passed the legislation that codifies the agreement into…

Looking back on this work period, it is a shame that the Senate, once again, has made no progress--none--on the issue of election security. Only a week ago, Special Counsel Mueller called Russia interference one of the greatest threats to…

We need a champion in the White House and a champion as our nominee who will fight for women, who will fight for paid leave, affordable day care.

I will be that champion for women because I've been leading the charge on affordable day care, universal pre-K, having a national leave pay.

Well, President Obama was a great president, and I think for a lot of us we're looking to figure out how to build on his accomplishments and build on his records.

Madam President, today I join my friend the majority leader in offering a heartfelt thank you, congratulations, and happy retirement to the principal of the Senate Page School, Ms. Kathryn Weeden. She leaves the Senate and the Page School…

Madam President, on one last subject, after I conclude my remarks, I will yield to my friend, colleague, and former roommate from Illinois, who will ask this body to take up and pass what I believe is a very important measure, temporary…

Madam President, on another matter, last week former Special Counsel Mueller testified that Russian interference in our democracy ``wasn't a single attempt. They're doing it as we sit here and they expect to do it in the next campaign.''…

Madam President, the Senate has just a few more days this week to pass legislation to lift the budget caps and extend the debt ceiling before the summer State work period. As the minority leader, I don't have control over the schedule here…