
I thank my friend from California for yielding the time for me to speak today. I rise in opposition to this legislation. This bill is unnecessary and creates additional carve-outs to an already broken immigration system. Right now, DHS…
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I thank my friend from California for yielding the time for me to speak today. I rise in opposition to this legislation. This bill is unnecessary and creates additional carve-outs to an already broken immigration system. Right now, DHS…

Today we honor Congressman Louie Gohmert and his years of service to the First District of Texas. I left the event I was at and rushed over here. I appreciate you so much. Actually, Louie, you know you were the first Congressperson I met…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent. The result was…

Madam President, I know that Senator Roy Blunt has already delivered his farewell remarks a short time ago. Regrettably, I was tied up in a longstanding appointment and couldn't be on the floor to hear them, but I want to say a few words…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent. The result was…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Frances Kay Behm to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. She is a highly experienced jurist who will serve with distinction on the Federal bench. Judge…

I thank my friend, Louie Gohmert, for his friendship over the past years that we have served together in this Chamber. I certainly thank him for his support of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act that was signed into law by President Biden a…

In October, new data showed how maternal health outcomes worsened during the pandemic. The number of maternal deaths in 2021 was nearly 80 percent higher than in 2018, with Black and Hispanic Americans experiencing the largest increases…

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily…

Mr. President, at the outset, I want to join the majority leader in his kind words related to Judge Doris Pryor, who is seeking a seat on the Seventh Circuit of Appeals. Today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Doris Pryor to serve on…

Last year, a record 14.5 million Americans registered for healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including 5.8 million previously uninsured people who have been able to gain coverage. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan and the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC. To…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, I walked onto the floor just as Senator Leahy was closing his remarks, and I want to tell you that we were together in the Judiciary Committee this morning, where I joined the chorus of praise for his career and his…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.