On today, March 16, 2015, I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed the three rollcall votes of the day. Had I been present I would have voted: ``aye''--rollcall vote No. 113--H.R. 647--Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All…

I am pleased to lend my support to H.R. 639, the Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act. This important public health bill aims to bring better reliability and transparency to medical therapies, while continuing to…

Madam President, I come to the floor incredibly disappointed that we can't seem to move forward on what should be a noncontroversial, powerful, and bipartisan effort. I think we can all agree in the Senate that we must do more to combat…

Mr. President, I wish to introduce the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States Act CARERS Act. This commonsense legislation would make our Federal marijuana criminal laws fairer and more in line with our values and…

Thank you very much. I am very grateful to my colleague, the gentleman from Arizona, for sharing his vast knowledge, experience, and dedication to such an important issue. Mr. Speaker, I am relatively new to this Chamber; but I must tell…

We have spent the last week and a half debating funding for the Department of Homeland Security, a debate that started because my colleagues on the other side of the aisle didn't like the President's executive actions on immigration. House…

Mr. President, I appreciate my distinguished colleague yielding some time to me. I rise in anticipation of the speech of our ally and our partner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, to the soon-to-be joint meeting of Congress. I…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to express my disappointment that the majority leader is asking to rule XIV the bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. I must ask the majority leader, what happened? Where is the bipartisanship…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act

Mr. President, I support S. 527, a bill to honor the foot soldiers of the historic civil rights march that led thousands from Selma to Montgomery in a peaceful protest for their right to vote. I am proud to cosponsor this bill, which would…

There are just 2 days left until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down. The Department charged with keeping Americans safe is set to run out of funding tomorrow all because Republicans in Congress insist on manufacturing political…

I am here today to have a brief conversation. I spent the last 2 hours in the Committee on Armed Services, where General Keane was talking about sending the right message to our enemies, that America has to stand together as one. So as we…

Mr. President, I rise today in partnership with Senator Thad Cochran from Mississippi having just submitted a resolution recognizing and celebrating Black History Month here in the United States of America. I wish to take a few moments…

Mr. President, I cannot tell you how grateful I am for those good words from my colleague. Truly, they resonate with my heart and my spirit. The gravity of this historic moment is not lost on me. It is a tribute to his character that he…

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I am grateful for that. Again, I thank my colleague for his partnership. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Republicans control the next hour and that the Democrats control the following hour. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order…

Mr. President, I strongly support the nomination of Christopher A. Hart to serve as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB. Today I joined the Commerce Committee's unanimous approval of his nomination and urge my…