I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin, (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) are necessarily absent.

during this week when we remember the staggering number of loved ones we have lost to gun violence, I want to acknowledge a spiritual and community leader who is working to end the terrible cycle of gun violence in Chicago. Pastor Chris…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Jacquelyn D. Austin to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Born in Sumter, SC, Judge Austin earned her B.S. from the University of South Carolina School of Engineering…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. (Ms. ROSEN assumed the Chair.)

I ask unanimous consent the cloture motion with respect to the Lund nomination be withdrawn, and notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, the year 2024. The…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Cristal C. Brisco to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Born in Granger, IN, Judge Brisco earned her B.A., cum laude, from Valparaiso University in 2002 and her J.D…

I ask unanimous consent that we move immediately to the vote that has been scheduled for 2:15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would like to turn briefly to another urgent topic. We must restore order at our southern border and enforce our immigration laws in a fair and humane way. That is why the Senate has been engaged in bipartisan talks on a path forward for…

it reflects the fact that Illinois decided to change its law a little over a year ago. We decided to finally come to grips with the assault weapons scourge that hit Highland Park and continues to threaten America. This is an article that…

I would like to take a moment to honor the sixth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week. This week, we recognize the unbelievable toll of gun violence in America, and we offer our support to the survivors who are left behind. No State…

I admire her chutzpah and I admire your good use of Yiddish. I'm invigorated by that.

It would have been a blow if they did not endorse him. It was important for him to get that endorsement.

51 years ago today, our Nation's highest Court issued a ruling that protected a woman's right to make the most fundamental choice in her life. Roe v. Wade enshrined into law that in America, women would have legal autonomy over their own…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent.

There's people that are just wanting to gain the world right now, and Donald Trump has done a masterful job of convincing people that they can't stand up against him, and so they won't.

I mean, you know, it was implied by Stuart, maybe he even said it, like, Nikki Haley appointed Tim Scott to the Senate. She made him a US senator where he could then become a national figure and then launch his campaign for president that…