I want to thank Congresswoman Plaskett for hosting this Special Order and for her kind words, but also for her commitment to providing healthcare for all Americans, for her leadership in the Caribbean Caucus, for her dedicated constituent…

Firstly, I could not take this microphone on this occasion and not remember Congressman Scalise, his injuries, and wish him and his family well, and the other victims of the cowardly and horrific assault on our colleagues and on our…

Mr. President, I am not involving myself in this debate. I just want to say to Senator McCain: You demonstrated yesterday the best of the U.S. Senate when an issue like this arose, and instead of blocking a vote, you said you were glad to…

Then there will be a series of votes, with no comments made in advance of those votes; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

Mr. President, it is my understanding that Senator Cardin and I will speak for a few moments, and then we will have three votes, one of which will be on the RD-180 issue, one of which will be on the NATO issue, and then final passage; is…

No question. I thank the Senator for those comments. Our staffs have been remarkable, and the years of experience and knowledge they bring to this no doubt allowed us to do something so substantial in an amount of time, yet do so in a…

Mr. President, I thank all those involved in the message that is being sent. I support the amendment, and I urge a ``yes'' vote. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on agreeing to amendment No. 240, offered by the…

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 bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. The result was announced--yeas 100, nays 0…

Mr. President, I will be very brief, and we will split our time. I want to say that, to me, today the U.S. Senate is functioning in the way our Founders intended for it to function. It has been my goal, since the beginning of my leadership…

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 240. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Corker], for Mr. Graham, proposes an amendment numbered 240.

Mr. President, 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 as follows: (Purpose: To reaffirm the strategic importance of Article…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017, which passed the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month by a vote of 18 to 3. I would like to thank the members of our committee…

Mr. President, I thank my friend for his comments. Again, I wish to reiterate that the Banking staff, Senator Crapo and his staff, and Senator Brown and his staff did an outstanding job of focusing on sanctions that would work in the…

Mr. President, I respect my friend from Kentucky. We work together on the Foreign Relations Committee. I could not disagree more on this issue, and I will give a brief outline. The Houthis are an Iran-backed entity that overthrew a…

Last night the world watched my home team, the Golden State Warriors, end a historic season by bringing home their second national championship in 3 years. The Warriors, led by unanimous Finals MVP Kevin Durant and legendary players Steph…

Mr. President, I am glad to be down here with our ranking member, Senator Ben Cardin from Maryland. I want to thank him and his staff for working until 10:20 last night to complete negotiations on a Russia amendment. I want to thank…

I was unable to record my last vote due to ineffective card. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 307. Personal Explanation

Mr. President, last year the Nation was shocked by undercover videos produced by investigative journalists with the Center for Medical Progress exposing Planned Parenthood's sale of fetal body parts and the callousness with which Planned…