They have got to understand that the Senate is an independent part of the United States government. They don't work for President Trump. They work for the American people and their constituents.

It's time for the president to grow up and to listen to the needs of the American people, and not just his own ego.

And I ask and I beg my Republican colleagues, stand up to Trump, do the right thing for this country.

Well, I think the American people are going to have to stand up and tell Donald Trump that when he told us several weeks ago that he wanted to shut down the government, that he was wrong.

This is what drives the American people crazy. Eight hundred thousand workers today, including the FBI, including the TSA, including very decent people who are trying to support their families.

like so many Republicans and Democrats, I was stunned to hear that Secretary Mattis was going to be leaving. I understand his reasons. He has said he always felt a duty to uphold the interests and security of the United States and to…

Today, 9 of our 15 Federal Departments and several dozen Agencies have shuttered their doors. By doing that, they denied vital services to millions of American citizens. Since midnight last night, just a few days before Christmas, more…

like many Members of Congress who have long supported efforts to help build an independent judiciary and reduce public corruption and impunity in Guatemala, I have observed a pattern of alarming actions by President Morales's…

I know that Senator Jeff Flake believes, as I do, that the Senate at its best can be the conscience of our Nation. Lately, I believe the Senate has been less than that. In the closing months of his tenure in the Senate, however, Senator…

I would like to take a moment to recognize the career and service of Senator Joe Donnelly. Senator Donnelly has spent more than a decade steadfastly representing the State of Indiana in both Chambers of Congress. He has resisted labels and…

We should not be wasting $5 billion on a wall when there are much more cost-effective ways to do border security.

Well, you just had it right on your program a few moments ago, where the president said, I take responsibility for the shutdown.

Bob Corker is a businessman. He is a husband, a father, and a grandfather. He is a U.S. Senator. But at his heart, he is a Tennessean. Senator Corker's success in business has translated into a successful Senate career. In these uncertain…

I think that the wall is an absurd idea. I think it's a waste of money. I think it just fans Trump's illusions and no, I'm not going to support $5 billion or money for a wall.

You cannot have a president who makes important decisions and overrides what the United States Congress has worked hard to do because he saw something on a TV program.

Senator McCaskill has left an indelible mark on the Senate. A former prosecutor in Missouri, she brought the fight to protect the most vulnerable in her State and across the country to her work here in the U.S. Senate. Her work to preserve…

Mr. Preident, you wouldn't guess it, but North Dakota and Vermont are more alike than they are different. Both depend on agriculture and small businesses to support rural communities. Likewise, Senator Heitkamp and I are not all that…

as a President pro tempore emeritus, I would like to recognize the retirement of the Senate's current President pro tempore, Senator Orrin Hatch. Senator Hatch and I have both had the privilege of representing our constituents for more…