Mr. President, I come to the floor frustrated--frustrated by the fact that it has been 327 days since President Trump signed the USMCA, and the House has done nothing to take it up. It is not because the House hasn't had time. They have…

Madam President, recent research by historians has identified a person participating in the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. That iconic photograph of marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima is a testament to American strength and…

Mr. President, on another subject, I recently introduced the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill, and I have the support of the bipartisan whistleblowers caucus. This legislation strengthens whistleblower…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for which time I might consume, and my guess is it will be about 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, first of all, my usual 1-minute speech after I open the Senate. Last week, I spoke about consistent congressional oversight, the checks and balances of government, Congress is to make sure that the executive branch of…

Mr. President, the purpose of my speaking today is to remind my colleagues about some history as it relates to the adoption of Part D of Medicare back in 2003 and the importance of considering that history in regard to the importance of…

Mr. President, I rise to call attention to the dire situation that continues to unfold in northern Syria. Turkey embarked on a reckless and brutal intervention on October 9, 2019, ostensibly to clear northern Syria of terrorist elements…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege and an honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I come here to the floor to address the circumstances that are historic in the way they are shaking the very…

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, I have some sympathy for the motion that Senator Brown made because he just came from a meeting with people who are very interested in getting this multiemployer pension issue straightened…

Mr. President, on another point, for the last three decades, Des Moines has hosted something every year this week called the World Food Prize. As the World Food Prize kicks off this week in Des Moines, I pay tribute to an outstanding Iowan…

Madam President, we have heard a lot about whistleblowers in the past several weeks. There has been an outpouring of concern for whistleblowers ever since word came out that there was a whistleblower complaint that implicates the current…

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, let me give a short explanation. The issues facing miners' pension plans are of critical importance, but I have to tell my colleagues that so are the issues that face a large number of…

Mr. President, I heard what my friend said. I still stick by what I told him, which is that we are working on a plan to deal with multiemployers in many different situations of which the Senator's is a very important part.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, on October 13, the U.S. Navy celebrated its 244th birthday. The U.S. Navy was founded by the Continental Congress in 1775 to disrupt British shipping and naval power in the Revolutionary War. At the time, the Navy was just a…

We have a picture that's painted by media and we don't know what's accurate or not.

I can aye, nay, whatever, President is going to say what the president is going to do.

detention centers' reliance on solitary to hold vulnerable populations, such as detainees with mental illness, a basic structural challenge for ICE.