Mr. President, I rise to object. I will not let this man go quietly into the night. I would ask for unanimous consent to force him to stay in the Senate, but like all of my unanimous consent requests over the last 10 years, none of them…

I thank my colleagues from the Congressional Black Caucus for taking this time to acknowledge this champion. Today, I rise in recognition of the late Shirley Chisholm, who was born 100 years ago last Wednesday. A child of immigrants raised…

I thank Michael McCaul, our chairman, for very quickly bringing this important resolution to the floor along with the great support of Gregory Meeks, the ranking member. I especially thank Kathy Manning for authoring this extraordinarily…

I was not present during Roll Call No. 474. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 474. ____________________

I thank Representative Manning for yielding. I rise in support of H. Res. 915. I rise today for the Ukrainian children, those without a family, and for the Americans who wish to give them one. It has been over 1,000 days since Russia…

There are hundreds of other children and U.S. families in the same or similar situations, as I have indicated. I strongly urge my colleagues to support H. Res. 915, which respectfully urges the Government of Ukraine to review and modify…

When Russia launched its brutal invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Matt and Deidre Gordon of New Jersey were in the final stage of adopting Bogdan and Galena, an orphaned brother and sister from Ukraine. The Gordons had been vetted…

I wish to underscore my strong support of H. Res. 837 introduced by Mr. Moylan, our colleague from Guam, on Reaffirming Ties Between the United States and the Philippines. It is both timely and critical, as we see the People's Liberation…

I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call No. 468, NO on Roll Call No. 469, AYE on Roll Call No. 470, AYE on Roll Call No. 471, AYE on Roll Call No. 472, and NO on Roll Call No. 473. personal…

I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 466 and YEA on Roll Call No. 467. personal explanation

I missed the following vote, but had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 465.

I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 461, YEA on Roll Call No. 462, YEA on Roll Call No. 463, and NO on Roll Call No. 464. ____________________

In my capacity as the Senator from New Jersey, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding the order of September 25, 2024, I be recognized to ask consent to modify that order. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is…

In my capacity as the Senator from New Jersey, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding the order of September 25, 2024, that when the Senate adjourns today, it next convene at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 1, and not convene at 1 p.m…

In 2023 we lost over 50,000 people to suicide across the country. The year before, more than 1.6 million individuals attempted to take their own lives. These deaths of despair disproportionately affect some communities more than others…

I object. Madam President, the sharing of nonconsensual intimate images online is harmful and unacceptable. It is a serious problem that is affecting too many Americans. Many times, it is impacting our young people, and we need to do more…

Mr. President, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. That word is difficult to say, but it seems like that happened quicker than even my saying that word. With something so important as this, I was hoping for more of an understanding of why…

Mr. President, I am rising right now to speak about the urgency to quickly confirm two bipartisan members to the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Time is really of the essence as the term of two voting members, Judge Claria Horn Boom and Judge…