Madam President, I want to thank Senator Rubio for the work that he has done on this a few minutes earlier. Today, I spoke about the cause of freedom and how we are seeing people around the world stand up for freedom--and, yes, indeed, we…

Mr. President, it really has been quite a year here in Washington for drawn-out policy battles. It is November, and we are still fighting over defense spending, trade, and the results of an election long since decided in 2016. A quick flip…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Luck nomination? Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior…

Mr. President, this past weekend, I was the first Senator in a really long time to fly into Somalia's notoriously dangerous capital city. I will tell you, at first glance, it looks like things in Mogadishu have gotten back to normal. But…

Madam President, over the past few months, pro- democracy protestors in Hong Kong have captivated the American consciousness with one of the most stunning mass protests in recent memory. Hong Kong people are no strangers to suppression…

Mr. President, I would like to articulate the reason for the objection to the legislation that is brought forward by my friend the Senator from Illinois. Once again, I found it necessary for the good of the order to object to a unanimous…

Mr. President, I am reserving the right to object, and I will object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that if the Tapp nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I wanted to speak for a few minutes today to talk a little bit about rural healthcare and to ask my colleagues for help in protecting the 20 percent of Americans who live in rural areas who are in danger of losing--or may…

Thank you, Madam President. This weekend, thousands of Tennesseans and, of course, millions across this Nation are going to pause and give thanks for our veterans. Quite frankly, this is something we should be doing every single day. I am…

Madam President, I rise to honor Utah's valiant citizen, MG Jeff Burton, adjutant general of the Utah National Guard, and to pay tribute to him for his many years of devoted service to our Nation and to the great State of Utah. As General…

Madam President, I now wish to speak briefly regarding a tragedy that occurred just in the last 48 hours--a tragedy that occurred in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a tragedy in which a handful of U.S. citizens--the precise number of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration on the motion to proceed on H.R. 2740. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Clerk will report the bill by title…

Mr. President, there is no doubt that we are blessed with beautiful, useful, and productive lands in our Nation. And there is no doubt that some of them should be preserved as what they are, which happen to be national treasures. But…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1209. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 1209 to amendment No. 948.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of October 28, 2019, under ``Text of Amendments.'')

Madam President, I would like to speak briefly about an issue important to me, about an issue important to many Americans, and I would like to speak briefly about Senator Durbin's recent request for a hearing concerning the Fairness for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be 2 minutes of debate between each vote in this series and that all votes after the first be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on…