I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 492, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that Eleanor Skelly, a detailee to the Senate Judiciary Committee, be granted floor privileges until December 16, 2023. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

it is pretty well-known by Members of Congress--but it bears repeating--that on October 7, an atrocity occurred. The innocent people living in Israel were attacked by Hamas terrorists. What happened during the course of that attack is not…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3416 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I thank Senator Schumer for his remarks. Imagine, if you will a family event that you look forward to each year. That was the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, IL. Highland Park, a leafy suburb of Chicago, is a wonderful community…

I have come to the floor many times to voice my frustration with the timid, ineffective job by the Food and Drug Administration in protecting American children and consumers from Big Tobacco. With new threats like vaping, the FDA has…

It is known that the transportation sector is responsible for the single largest greenhouse gas emissions. I choose not to contribute to that. I am the proud owner of a Chevy Volt, which is a very affordable, all electric vehicle--not one…

I thank Senator Shaheen. In reserving the right to object, in 1978, before I was elected to Congress, I had the opportunity to take a trip to the Soviet Union and spend 3 weeks there. I saw a lot. In addition to the visits to Russia and…

36 years ago, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate that separated East from West Berlin. He said to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. Only a few years…

today the Senate will vote to confirm Loren L. AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born in Baltimore, MD, Judge AliKhan earned her J.D., magna cum laude, at the Georgetown University Law Center. She also…

If you believe an election was stolen, you should be yelling it from the rooftops.

This bipartisan bill would provide mandatory funding to purchase development rights via conservation easements from private and Tribal landowners.

I just want to join my colleagues in underscoring the importance that the next farm bill preserves the nearly $20 billion provided in the Inflation Reduction Act for USDA conservation programs.

This bipartisan bill expands and strengthens the existing USDA Rural Decentralized Water Systems Program to support low- and moderate-income households' installation or upgrade of water well and wastewater systems.

The Republican Party structure -- and for that, in all honesty, the Democratic Party structure, too, party structures don't mean anything anymore. They really have no power.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3404 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Believe him! How many times we have to go through this exercise of, Donald Trump says something, we don't take it seriously, and then he does the very thing he said?

Millions of Americans will start work today not knowing if they will earn enough for food, rent, or medical bills. Why? Because they are tipped workers who are guaranteed an hourly minimum wage of only $2.13 plus whatever tips come their…