``When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies. ``The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have…

Mr. President, I appreciate the sentiment of the Senator from Georgia, and I remember earlier last year when we were both part of discussions to try to resolve an earlier shutdown issue and an earlier issue related to immigration reform…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark the 26th day of what is now the longest running government shutdown in history, a shutdown which is nothing more than a manufactured crisis designed to distract us from the instability and dysfunction…

Madam Speaker, today, air traffic controllers in a regional facility in Farmington continue to work without pay, while support staff is furloughed. Adding insult to injury, in the last few hours, they received regularly scheduled earnings…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to discuss the ways in which this pointless shutdown has done real harm to American workers and families. I appreciate the words of my colleague from Nevada as she explained how devastating this has been…

Madam President, today and for the last 19 days, men and women across the country are being hurt by a government shutdown that President Trump said he was proud to cause for the wall. I rise today on behalf of Minnesotans, on behalf of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Government Funding

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from the State of Missouri for her leadership. It is a privilege to stand here on this important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the pressing issue of border security. Across our southern border, we…

That does not square well to me. It makes me very concerned.

I think we have a major problem on our hands, because the public needs to know.

So I think it's a pretty clear direction from Congress. And now for him to circumvent it, to me is just wrong.

I don't think anyone can be OK with the President circumventing the law.

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to join my colleagues in voicing my sincere hope that the President will end this senseless shutdown. The American people are tired of our country being held hostage and our economy threatened…

Mr. President, I rise today in response to the President's announcement on the withdrawal of troops from Syria. Like many of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle, I am deeply concerned that prematurely withdrawing American troops…

Mr. President, I rise to speak about some of our colleagues who are leaving the Senate. Before I do that, I want to address what happened late on the Friday night--I think 9 days before Christmas--when a Texas judge basically threw out the…

Mr. President, I have already given speeches in this Chamber about my four friends, departing Democratic colleagues, Senators Heitkamp, McCaskill, Nelson, and Donnelly. Now I rise to recognize my Republican colleagues who are leaving the…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to urge my colleagues to join us in supporting the FIRST STEP Act, a bipartisan legislation that will make needed changes to Federal sentencing rules and prison reforms. A number of us have been working…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of the pending resolution to end U.S support for the Saudi-led coalition's military action in Yemen and to reiterate my previous calls for our country to respond more clearly, more forcefully, and…