I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinsten), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator…

Madam President, I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Menendez nomination? Is there a sufficient second? There…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

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

Mr. President, let me in closing say: I think we should be respectful and try to work with one another and cooperate. That also includes the over 100 nominees sitting on this calendar who have been obstructed by two or three Republican…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), are necessarily absent.

Madam President, let me first echo the comments of Senator McConnell, as well as Senator Schumer earlier, in wishing Sara Schwartzman the very best in her next undertaking. Whatever the challenge may be, I hope the hours are better because…

Mr. President, Judge Holly Thomas is a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She went through the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is a bipartisan committee of 11 to 11. She was before the committee, available for…

Mr. President, I just want to join the comments of Senator Murkowski and Senator Ernst and Senator Feinstein. I want to thank them for allowing me to join a pretty power-packed team working on the Violence Against Women Act. Senator…

Mr. President, it is a curious thing about tipping points in the quest for progress. Very often, the events that cleave history into ``before'' and ``after'' can seem insignificant when they happen. That might have been true 29 years ago…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. and that all time during recess count equally against both sides on the joint resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, the monstrous chain of tornadoes and violent storms that rampaged across Illinois and five other States last Friday is a terrible reminder in America that we are all one people. The killer storms didn't stop at State lines…

For the information of Senators, we expect a rollcall vote on the passage of S.J. Res. 33 to occur at approximately 4 p.m. today. ____________________

The members of the January 6th Commission have turned this body into a star chamber, using the powers of Congress to persecute and bankrupt their political opponents. Using political power to destroy your political opponents is evil and…

I rise as a proud colead of the Combating International Islamophobia Act. In the United States alone, nearly 70 percent of American Muslims have reported personally experiencing anti-Muslim hate, bigotry, and even violence. This…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak on three highly qualified judicial nominees: Judge Lucy Koh, nominated to the Ninth Circuit; Jennifer Sung, also nominated to the Ninth Circuit; and Samantha Elliott, nominated to the District of New…