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I would like to thank my colleague and senior Senator, my friend, Mr. Tom Carper, who allows me to be his wingman here on the floor of the Senate and in our home State of Delaware. I just wanted to speak briefly to the outstanding…

Whenever I fly, and I fly a fair amount--I mostly take trains but I fly a lot--and almost always when I am going through security I talk to the TSA agents and thank them for what they do.

I call on President Trump to go on national television now, to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution, and demand an end to this siege.

I spent a lot of years of my life--I ran for office as a Naval Flight Officer (NFO) and was a midshipman before that, and learned a whole lot about leadership, and I learned a lot about morale, how to foster good morale in the military.

today I have the honor to rise in support of Greg Williams to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, one of the busiest and, we believe, most important district courts in our Nation. Before delving into…

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader following consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 399, H.R. 7776; that the Carper-Capito-Cardin-Cramer…

I have had the privilege of serving with Senator Barrasso. For any number of years, we were the coleads on the Environment and Public Works Committee. We actually found common ground on a whole lot of issues and disagreed on a number of…

I might just add: What is all this about? It is about the Water Resources Development Act. We are trying to move it along and expedite it. I want to thank everybody. Senator Capito I notice is on the floor, but Senator Cardin is here and…

I ask unanimous consent for 1 minute of floor time to speak to the impending nomination. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am struck, Ambassador, by the anger, frankly, the breadth and depth of anger in the developing world...

One of the things I am most concerned about is the lack of engagement and presence by the PRC, yes, by our Gulf partners, absolutely.

Raising taxes when the economy is in or headed toward a recession is a horrible idea.

The biggest threat to families right now is not a lack of government spending. We are in a state of crisis precisely of reckless government spending.