
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Delaware is recognized. (The remarks of Mr. Coons pertaining to the…
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I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Delaware is recognized. (The remarks of Mr. Coons pertaining to the…

As President Obama has clearly stated, Asad must go.

President Morsi, as the democratically elected leader of Egypt, has a special responsibility to build national consensus and strengthen Egypt's democracy.

I support the administration's position that Syrian President Bashar al-Asad has lost all legitimacy and must step aside to enable a political solution that ends the bloodshed, and meets the aspirations of the Syrian people.

I agree with the administration's continued support of the Geneva Action Group's framework for a political solution.

Public safety, police, we are ready, we are unified on this issue that a universal background check will make our society a safer place, will make my police officers safer. It is absolutely essential.

Thank you for convening this important hearing.

One of the most important things, I think, is for us to get our facts right.

I am grateful that our Vice President, Joe Biden, has led, I think, a very broad and searching conversation.

I agree with you, and I have agreed to cosponsor legislation to this affect.

Mr. President, I join the Senator from Florida in thanking and recognizing the junior Senator from Florida, Mr. Rubio, for his great work on the issues of job creation and innovation through Startup 2.0 and other bills we have worked on…

Mr. President, I greatly appreciate the opportunity to work with the Senator from Florida on this legislation and other legislation we are focused on about how to create jobs and how to drive our economy forward. I am grateful for the…

We certainly need to have a universal background check.

We as a Committee are wrestling here today and we as a country are wrestling with how to respond appropriately and effectively to a whole string of horrific shootings.

They ought to get a vote, and I think they ought to get our support.

it is not the minority's right to get nominees to agree with them in advance.

Mr. President, I rise to introduce the New Columbia Admissions Act, a bill that seeks to end a longstanding injustice and give full voting representation to the residents of the District of Columbia. More than 600,000 Americans live in…