Well, I want to thank all of the witnesses. Mr. Chairman, our colleagues, we have an opportunity finally to do something good for all of our communities, because they all need it.

today is World Polio Day, and I want to comment briefly about the funding to support global polio eradication efforts in the Senate version of the fiscal year 2020 Department of State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill, which was…

the travel section of the New York Times on Sunday, October 6, 2019, included a lengthy article about the extraordinary music of Cuba and the rich culture that has developed over many generations around the creation and performance of…

I ask unanimous consent that Bob Ross, a detailee on the Agriculture Subcommittee, Faisal Amin, a detailee on the Interior Subcommittee, and Olivia Matthews, an intern on my Appropriations Committee, be granted floor privileges for the…

I don't know what economy we are describing, but in my lifetime, this is the best one I have seen.

as the distinguished senior Senator from Alabama has said, we are going to be voting soon on our ``domestic minibus.'' We will vote on a cloture motion to proceed to H.R. 3055. I understand that once we are on the bill, Chairman Shelby is…

I understand we are waiting for another Senator, and when he arrives, of course, I will yield. H.R. 3055 Mr. President, I was just talking with the distinguished senior Senator from Alabama a couple of minutes ago. I know he has spoken…

But I wanted to ask some questions about what the consequences are of the way in which the President of the United States acted with literally no notice to our Kurdish allies.

To take an action where, in one fell swoop, with no consultation, no forewarning, we betray allies who have been with us, and we leave innocent people at the mercy of people who are going to get them, I don't get that.

we should not be in as many of these long-term conflicts as possible.

Your country has suffered so much for so long, and our heart goes out to you.

How do we not know, before the President went in there, how many people would be in the line of fire?

We are seeing the creation of an unnecessary and total avoidable humanitarian disaster.

If you're going to do something where 160,000 people are going to have to leave their homes, and you feel some responsibility... you're going to make some arrangements.

We should not be in as many of these long-term conflicts as possible.

There will be consequences, but when it is on us, because we make a voluntary decision about how we're going to execute, and the consequences are that innocent lives are lost, that is not subject to being washed away because it's quote…

I thank my classmate for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it has been so wonderful to be sitting here listening to members of the Congressional Black Caucus talk about their work, their friendship, their respect for a giant who walked among us, and…

oceans, lakes, and rivers across our planet are filled with debris that litters shorelines and threatens public health, navigation safety, wildlife, and the environment. This debris causes serious damage to the health of ocean ecosystems…