Amendments like this cheapen the National Defense Authorization Act. They make America look weak. They demean this body. This isn't the only one. Once again, this majority has chosen not to treat matters of national security with the…

Reserving the right to object, if the Senator would allow me just to not give my remarks on the floor but enter them into the Record, I am happy to give consent to that.

Madam President, I rise today in support of the Right to IVF Act, a package of bills that I was proud to introduce alongside my colleagues, Senator Duckworth and Senator Murray. This legislation does two key things: it establishes an…

I am the junior Senator from New Jersey; I am used to being cut off. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the ranking member for what he does each and every day. It is something we can be proud of. Mr. Chair, this bill continues the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee's proud bipartisan tradition and our commitment to share…

The bipartisan bill that passed out of committee includes some incredible support for our servicemembers and their families. The bill includes a 19.5 percent pay raise for junior enlisted servicemembers and a 4.5 percent pay raise for all…

I missed the following votes, but had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 248 and YEA on Roll Call No. 249. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

In closing, I urge all my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill. It is important that we get at junk fees, and this is one of those bills that comes out of our committee that will accomplish that goal. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the…

Madam President, I stand here as a Senator of New Jersey, but I think I am going to be representing all 100 Senators when I mark this distinctive moment when the Senate will soon go into recess, and we will end a week in the Senate that is…

Thank you very much. Om, stand here. Not too close to me, Om. When I signal to you, do what I signal. There is one moment in this whole thing, don't mess it up. All right. This may be the first embarrassing poem a U.S. Senator has written…

I missed 8 roll call votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted: Roll Call 235, Ordering the Previous Question for H. Res. 1269, NO; Roll Call 236, Passage of H. Res. 1269, NO; Roll Call 237, Bost Amendment No. 8, NO; Roll Call…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I would find it difficult to find someone else who would be more appropriate in having this post office named after him than Dr. White. He is a great man. Under really difficult…

Today, I rise in solidarity with south Jersey's Sikh community. This week marks the 40th anniversary of a brutal attack by the Indian Army on the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of Sikhism in which thousands of innocent Sikh pilgrims…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, there is a lot one could say about this man. He is truly emblematic and represents what we call the Greatest Generation, those men and women from World War II who stood up for…

Mr. President, I ask again for the consent of all of my colleagues, unanimous consent, that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the…

I ask consent from all of my colleagues--otherwise known as unanimous consent--that this resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid plain upon the table with no…

Mr. President, it is a privilege to say that if there is no further business to come before the U.S. Senate, I would like to ask humbly to you, sir, that the U.S. Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent today, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, that the Senate itself proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 712, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by…