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We ought to come together, we ought to reason together, and we would get a better product in the legislative process. Sadly, our friends in the United States Senate don't always do that. Sadly, when my friend's party was in the leadership…
Reserving the right to object, I believe that we may have this worked out so there may not be an objection, but I just want to say a few words before I proceed with this unanimous consent request. As the gentleman from Missouri said, he…
Madam President, I want to thank the Senator from Missouri for bringing us to the floor last week, for bringing us to the floor this week, and for working with us to make sure that we could make important changes to an important resolution…
Madam President, in continuing to reserve the right to object, would the Senator from Missouri modify his request to also discharge S. 3798 and consider S. Res. 596 and S. 3798 en bloc; and the substitute to the bill at the desk be agreed…
Madam President, over the weekend, I was reflecting on the times that our Nation finds itself in today. We are witnessing the rebirth of a new civil rights movement when it comes to reforming our police departments. Americans now know the…
Absolutely not. I think it is important we not distract the American people from the task at hand. We cannot pull out a specific component of this bill and leave everything else in the garbage bin. That is the logical and actual and…
Senator Cornyn, we are honored to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as does Senator Booker and Senator Durbin. We all serve on the Judiciary Committee. The two Senate officers serve with you on the Senate Judiciary Committee. As you…
Madam President, the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks are the latest in a long history of violence against Black people in America, but thanks to the advocacy, thanks to the courage of their mothers and fathers…
When I am finished, I will. The Republican bill does not even provide a baseline for a discussion or amendment on police reform in that there are no mechanisms to hold law enforcement officers accountable in court for their misconduct…
The same one Rand Paul obstructed a couple of weeks ago? Yes, I am aware of that.
Indeed. That is the beauty of the Judiciary Committee; our meetings are public meetings. I will conclude my remarks by saying that I do believe now is the time for Congress to pass legislation that will bring real change and real…
Mr. President, this past Saturday, June 20, we marked the 20th commemoration of World Refugee Day. Since 2000, World Refugee Day annually shines a light on the struggles of displaced people all over the globe and encourages us all to…
Mr. President, tomorrow, we will commemorate the 155th Juneteenth, the celebration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger and Union soldiers delivered the news of liberation to…
Mr. President, today I rise to reflect on land conservation as the Senate is poised to make an historic commitment to our public lands and waters. S. 3422, the Great American Outdoors Act, contains two core components. The first…
Madam President, I am reserving the right to object. As I listened carefully to the statements made by the Senator from Missouri about the aggressive and unacceptable conduct of the Government of China, or Hong Kong, he is absolutely…
Madam President, I want to begin where my colleague, the Senator from Illinois, left off, which is thanking Senator Booker, the Senator from New Jersey, Senator Harris, CBC, and the people protesting around this country for bringing us to…
Madam President, it was 2015, shortly after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in Baltimore, that I was in Sand Town, the community in which Freddie Gray grew up, meeting with community leaders, many of whom I had known for many…
Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the Justice in Policing Act, introduced yesterday by my colleagues Senator Harris from California and Senator Booker from New Jersey. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this…