Today I want to rise and recognize my friend Judge Charles D. Thomas, who died recently and who was a great mentor and friend to me. Judge Thomas was a former military member and served as a company commander in the Mississippi Army…

I have 2 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that Allie McDonnell, an intern in Senator Sullivan's office, be granted floor privileges until the end of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I rise today to comment about the economy, but I want to observe that I am proudly wearing a seersucker suit today. I would mention to my colleagues that Senators have worn seersucker suits for decades, for literally centuries, on this…

I am pleased to commend LTC Mariah Smith, U.S. Army, for her more than 18 years of service to the Nation. Lieutenant Colonel Smith has distinguished herself for the past 2 years as a senior congressional liaison for the Assistant Secretary…

I am thrilled that you are here.

I believe it is imperative that the Department support educational research to address the specific needs of rural schools and students.

I rise today to pay tribute to the Republic of Azerbaijan, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of its declaration of independence on May 28. The United States was one of the first countries to recognize Azerbaijan's independence. The…

I rise this morning to encourage my colleagues to support and cosponsor the Mobile Accuracy and Precision Broadband Act, also known as the MAP Broadband Act. If we want to get broadband deployment right in this country, if we want to close…

Unfortunately, as the virtual space becomes increasingly important to ISIS, the organization's existing efforts to recruit and radicalize followers are only furthered by the Trump administration's rhetoric and policies.

It is essential for the Trump administration to ensure a careful coordinated effort among all elements of our National security apparatus...

If President Trump's rhetoric has been harmful in this regard, his policies have been worse.

How have the Trump administration's funding cuts to stabilization and assistance programs... hurt our ability to defend against terror threats?

The increased number of Central Americans petitioning for asylum in the United States is not because more people are 'exploiting' the system via 'loopholes,' but because many have credible claims.

We have laws in place so that people fleeing dangerous situations can request protection and humanitarian relief.

What the Trump administration, DHS officials, and many of my Republican colleagues call 'legal loopholes' are actually laws Congress put in place to protect some of the most vulnerable migrants, particularly children, seeking humanitarian…

Separating small children from their parents as a punitive measure runs counter to basic humanitarian principles and should be beneath even this administration.

I was shocked to hear that Secretary Nielsen has apparently not bothered to read the January 2017 intelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in our elections and undermined our democratic process to help President Trump win.