I encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the rules and…

I encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, over the August recess, the North Lawndale community on the West Side of Chicago witnessed the end of an era. Founding pastor of the Lawndale Community Church, the Reverend Doctor Wayne ``Coach'' Gordon passed the torch to…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2815 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 228 Leg.] YEAS--91 Baldwin Barrasso…

I stand before you today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Kraft Foods Group plant in Champaign, Illinois, and its dedicated employees, including my dad, who once worked the third shift. These are the people who have helped produce…

Madam President, it was about 12 years ago when I went into a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I think it was about the time that Arlen Specter was the chairman of the committee, and he had a hearing on something that I knew…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2788 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

I thank Chairman Hoyer for his leadership, and I am a very proud member of the Regional Leadership Council, Region 4. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge one of the largest public health threats facing our Nation. Our Nation's…

Gun violence does not need to occur inside a school to harm our children. The stress from living in a community impacted by gun violence has been proven to lower test scores and increase mental health conditions like anxiety and PTSD. Just…

Mr. President, for nearly three decades, the crack of the bat, the smell of fresh cut grass, the greening of the ivy, and the sound of Pat Hughes' voice reporting from the ``beautiful and historic Wrigley Field'' has let Cubs fans far and…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 85, nays 12, as follows…

there are lines that cannot be crossed. Violence is one of those lines. Humiliation is one of those lines.

Mr. President, this is indeed a historic moment in the U.S. Senate. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee for more than two decades, I can remember a time when, in fact, 12 different appropriations bills came to the floor of…

For 30 years, Congress has failed to pass immigration reform.

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Jeffrey Cummings to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Cummings received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. from…

We need to work together as a country to try to create clear standards for access to books.

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.