I thank Mr. Sasse, the great Senator from Nebraska. I want to thank him for joining the colloquy and for offering the bill that would save these babies that, as he described, are born in horrific circumstances. But a baby is a baby, and it…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 481. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, the Senate vote on the following: one, confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 384; two, cloture on Executive…

Thank you very much to the junior Senator from Indiana. We really appreciate his efforts on these bills as well. Again, I think all of us would agree that these are commonsense pieces of legislation, and we would love to see some movement…

Absolutely, Senator Daines, and I am proud to join you on the floor for this colloquy this evening. I will take your place, and I have just a few words that I would love to share on these bills as well and protecting our unborn. Again, I…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:52 p.m., adjourned until…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, February 25; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, today is Estonia's 102nd Independence Day. Lithuania celebrated 102 years of continuous statehood on the 16th, and Latvia will in November. This is significant not just because the Baltic States are close American allies…

Mr. President, there is really no way to sugarcoat it. Washington's budget process is broken. Every year, it is like clockwork. First, the President submits his budget, like we saw this past Monday. Then the House tears it up--no pun…

Madam President, this Friday marks the 2-year anniversary of the shooting at the school in Parkland, FL, where 17 innocent lives were lost at the hands of evil. We will never forget that tragic moment and day. I am dedicated to keeping…

Madam President, since tax reform was enacted in December of 2017, our economy has grown and strengthened with American families' and businesses' seeing real benefits, and you just heard Senator Barrasso say some of the same things about…

Madam President, our colleague Senator Martha McSally, of Arizona, announced her support yesterday for the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act. I like to refer to it as the Grassley-Wyden prescription drug bill, reducing…

Mr. President, I pay tribute to a remarkable Iowan. She is one of the longest serving newspaper columnists in America. She has an uncommon work ethic, having never missed a deadline in 70 years. Her weekly commentary in the Shenandoah…

Madam Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman from Texas yielding to me. I rise in opposition to this rule. And I have a whole stack of things that I will raise, but in the time that is available, I will say this: We watched as the Medicaid…

Last night, in the State of the Union Address, President Trump called on Congress to put bipartisan legislation to lower prescription drug prices on his desk and that he would sign it. Here are the facts. The House is controlled by…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, as Senators, we cast a lot of votes throughout our tenure in this body. I have cast over 13,200 of them. Each vote is important. A vote to convict or acquit the President of the United States on charges of impeachment is one…