Madam President, let me just close by saying that last week, the Senate did a great job filling another critical law enforcement vacancy in Chicago. We confirmed Oak Park Police Chief LaDon Reynolds to be our Northern District's next U.S…

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

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 140 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 64, nays 34, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 138 Ex.] YEAS--64 Baldwin Bennet…

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gilibrand), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, today the Senate will vote on the nomination of Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett to serve as a U.S. district court judge for the Central District of California. Judge Garnett is an experienced jurist and a long-time public…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 137 Ex.] YEAS--47 Baldwin Bennet…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. Without objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4089 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, if I were to ask you ``How did you start your day?'' I would imagine you would have your own answer. Most people would say: Oh, I made a cup of coffee. I took the dog out for a walk. I went for a run. Another answer might…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. Without objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4090 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), are necessarily absent.

Madam President, last week, America and Illinois lost a hero. Lorenzo Cervantes was his name. He had been a steelworker living in the small town of Sterling, IL, in the Rock River Valley. That is an hour or two west of Chicago. Mr…

Mr. President, this Capitol Building has served as the backdrop for some of the most notable moments in America's history. In this building, wars have been declared, peace treaties have been signed, and the march toward progress has either…

I want you to imagine a world where the Republican Party praised the President of the United States for raising the price of oil by 24 percent. That sounds crazy, right? Well, that is exactly what happened 2 years ago this month when Trump…

Madam President, an hour or so ago on the floor of the Senate was an amazing sight. It has been a long, long time since I have seen the Galleries full. COVID-19 kept us apart. I missed it. I didn't realize how much until those full…

Mr. President, I listened to the Republican leader speaking about the Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is coming before the Senate either today or tomorrow, we hope, for a confirmation vote. We have solid support for…

Title 42 is the only thing keeping President Biden from fully handing our border to cartels and smugglers already taking full advantage of his incompetence and neglect. Last week, the Biden administration announced that they will be…