Yes, you can go to war against Hamas, but you cannot go to war against the Palestinian people and cause the horrific damage to human life that we are seeing right now.

The American people were outraged by the Hamas attack against Israel, rightfully so. But they are equally outraged now by what Israel is doing.

I think the war clearly has been very harmful, not just among progressives, not just among Democrats.

What the president is trying to do, he is trying to make clear to Netanyahu and his right-wing extremist government is, yes, you can go to war against Hamas, but you cannot go to war against the Palestinian people and cause the horrific…

It would be irresponsible for the United States to give Netanyahu another $10 billion to continue to wage this awful war.

I think Israel has the right to defend itself and to go after Hamas, not the Palestinian people.

The latest figures show America is short 3.9 million homes.

The growing scarcity of affordable housing in this country for both homeowners and renters is a serious crisis.

I ask that the Senate resume consideration of Executive Calendar No. 144. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read the nomination of Elizabeth H. Richard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote on the Richards nomination occur at 5:15 p.m. and that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on confirmation at a time to be determined by the…

Eliminating the permanent chassis requirement for manufactured housing... will help to potentially save thousands of dollars.

I wanted to say a few words about the $106 billion emergency foreign aid supplemental bill that may soon be coming before us. And I should be clear that there are a number of pieces of that bill that I strongly support, but in its present…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.

Three young college students went for a walk in Burlington, Vermont, during their Thanksgiving break: Hishem, Kinnaan, and Taahseen spoke Arabic to one another and wore keffiyehs. They were shot. Whether or not this meets the legal…

It's been, you know, it's millions of dollars. People are there, 19 of them, without any trial whatsoever.

I happen to be a big believer in them. They save money, but it's more than that.

there's a number of us here led by the Chair, Senator Durbin, who've called for, really, closure of Guantanamo.

I believe that the majority of our individuals who graduate are successful.