Absolutely, Senator Hirono.

Senator Leahy was the sponsor of the 2013 version.

The consent decrees provide a kind of bridge of accountability between police departments and the community that are enforceable.

Senator Sessions, in 1944, the Supreme Court handed down what is considered one of the worst rulings in the history of our country.

Senator Sessions was one of those, so he broke with the majority of the Republican Party to vote against that 2013 version.

I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote for amendment No. 20. What this amendment does is to protect Medicare and Medicaid in a way that will help millions of people in our country, and it comports with President-Elect Trump's promise…

I have heard from immigrants in this country, LGBT Americans, women, and religious minorities who are terrified that they will have no place in President-elect Trump's vision of America.

I want to thank the junior Senator from Connecticut for his leadership on ACA. Since we arrived in the Senate together, he has been stalwart, not just on the many benefits of ACA but specifically on mental health and the benefits and the…

I thank the senior Senator from Connecticut for his leadership on this and so many other issues on behalf of the people of his home State. Before I get into prevention as a policy issue, I just want to reiterate a process point. Here we…

You probably know, Senator Sessions, that I am an immigrant, and you indicated in one response that you would want immigration reform to center around skills-based immigration reform.

You indicated that I think at that point the AG's office has only so many resources and that may not be a high priority for you.

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive section 305(b) of that act for purposes of the pending amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There…

So in this area of voting rights, there is no question in my mind that who bears the burden to go forward to prove something has a very high burden.

Post-Shelby, the burden of going forward to show that a voter requirement law is discriminatory now rests with organizations, individuals such as the NAACP, correct?

I would like to reclaim the time that Democrats have to talk about the Hirono-Donnelly amendment. We are expecting some of our colleagues to be here. I see Senator Blumenthal. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut.

It is not just compensation that attracts people to what we are doing in our intelligence community because service to the country is a very important motivation.

I think it is clear that we have tremendous concerns about the Russian hacking in our elections.

today I wish to recognize the contributions of my colleague and friend, Senator Barbara Boxer. While her distinguished time in the House and Senate comes to a close at the end of the 114th Congress, she will continue to be engaged and…