Mr. President, my understanding was that the Democratic leader wanted to come and speak for 5 minutes between Senator Stabenow and myself. But he is not here, so I am going to speak. Before I start my remarks that I have prepared, I want…

Well, I am going to yield to our leader in just a moment, when he manages to get there, and it will be the esteemed Senator from New York, Charles Schumer. I will narrate as he is stepping over there, walking now to the podium--the leader…

Mr. President, I have to start this over fresh. I don't know if the Congressional Record needs to have this first half paragraph twice, but so be it. On February 3, 2009, Tom Daschle, President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Health and…

This article cites his votes against mental health parity--think about what that means in terms of treatment during this opioid crisis--against funding for AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, against the expansion of the State Children's…

In my State, it is very important that FEMA is prepared for anything and that it continues to coordinate its emergency management plans with Prairie Island.

I am concerned about the Prairie Island Indian Community in my State.

I thank you for the opportunity to discuss these important issues today and look forward to the comments from today's witnesses.

This hearing is an opportunity to shine a light on the very important relationship between FEMA and the tribes.

Airworthiness directives are absolutely critical to the safety of the flying public.

The Department of Homeland Security was not asked to provide technical assistance or guidance in the drafting of the Executive Order on refugees.

We've worked really hard, a number of us, bipartisan, on steel dumping and trying to get those tariffs enforced.

Mr. President, I rise to speak in opposition to the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. My mom was a public schoolteacher, and she taught second grade until she was 70 years old. She loved teaching. Her favorite unit was…

Mr. President, my mom was a second grade teacher, and she taught second grade until she was 70 years old. That was her life's work. I went to public school, and I sent my daughter to public school. It has really been the core of how I…

Mr. President, the Senate recently voted to confirm Representative Mike Pompeo to be the Director of the CIA. While I do not agree with many of the views that Congressman Pompeo has expressed in the past, I have worked with him on…

Madam President, I first want to say a few words about the Senator from Massachusetts and her passion and what she has brought to this Chamber. While I know she has not been allowed to complete her remarks today, I know that will not…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues and make remarks on Senator Sessions' nomination to serve as Attorney General. I will be coming back later this evening to focus on voting rights and some of the other issues at…

Thank you, Mr. President. I rise in opposition to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as our Nation's next Attorney General. The U.S. Attorney General has a job like none other. Our Nation's top law enforcement officer doesn't…

Thank you. As Senators on opposite sides of the aisle, we have philosophical differences, but one thing I think we all agree on is that our Cabinet Secretaries must be qualified and up to the challenge of running an agency. Betsy DeVos has…