Mr. President, on Sunday, November 21, 2021, a Christmas parade in Waukesha, WI, meant to usher in a season of peace on Earth, good will toward men, turned into a nightmare. An 8-year-old child and 5 adults were murdered, 62 others were…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Waukesha Christmas Parade

Mr. President, tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Dobbs case, which deals with a Mississippi law that would prohibit most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. This case offers the best opportunity in many years to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Padilla). Without objection, it is so ordered. Abortion

I think you have provided stability during a very challenging time.

I asked you when you would say enough is enough when it comes to our debt and deficit.

You acknowledged that debt becomes an issue when it exceeds 100 percent of GDP.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…

We need to reform our justice system, we need police reform, we need more accountable DAs.

We have a problem with our prosecutions system. We have a problem with the lack of representation for indigenous defendants.

Until we address race, it will continuously be used as a tool.

So we are advocating for the federal governments to go into local jurisdiction to investigate prosecutions, and convict those who are causing harm to distance.

This is the legacy of the Trump administration. It is about the otherness and emboldened so many people.

It was an injustice. This was worse than the Emmitt Till trial.

We cannot have a justice system that is unjust. We have a legal system that`s void of justice for African-Americans and Latinos across the country, and in many cases, poor whites as well.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Border Security

Madam President, the Biden border crisis continues to rage. Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered 164,303 individuals attempting to illegally cross our southern border. That is more than twice the number of encounters…

As you know, I am one of the lead sponsors of S. 1607, along with Senator Schatz.