Madam President, I want to extend the thanks of all Members of the U.S. Senate and the American people to the men and women who are serving our Nation at the National Security Agency based at Fort Meade, MD, the Defense Special Missile and…

Mr. President, I rise to recognize an outstanding member of my staff who is moving on to pursue other opportunities, my long-time communications director, Bridgett Frey. Bridgett joined my office at the start of 2009, when President Barack…

All of us, everybody in this Chamber at this point should say that whatever imminent threat existed, whatever emergency there was is gone, and now this country should not go to war without a declaration of war by this Congress or statutory…

Madam President, I was absent but had I been present, I would have voted no on rollcall vote No. 416 the confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 465, Anuraag Singhal, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 778 Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, the hour of daily meeting of the House shall be 2 p.m. on…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 777 Resolved, That the Clerk of the House inform the Senate that a quorum of the House is present and…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 776 Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed by the Speaker to notify the President of the…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the nomination of U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza to lead the Small Business Administration. Treasurer Carranza's nomination comes at a time of great change for American small businesses. With the…

Mr. President, we need to pass the Combating Global Corruption Act. Today, I join with my colleague Senator Young to reaffirm bipartisan support for this important legislation. Corruption threatens international stability and security and…

Mr. President, in recognition of its centennial anniversary, I rise to offer my congratulations and appreciation to the American Geophysical Union, also known as the AGU. Since December 1919, the AGU has played an instrumental role in…

Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Yvette Lewis for her excellent service as part of my team in support of the people of Maryland. Yvette has been our director of external relations and community outreach in my Senate office since I…

Mr. President, I rise to speak on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. The National Defense Authorization Act conference agreement provides crucial resources to our Armed Forces and our national defense, including a…

Mr. President, today the Senate passed H.R. 1865, one of two appropriations packages needed to fund the Federal Government for fiscal year 2020. Eight appropriations bills are part of this consolidated appropriations bill--eight bills that…

Following the vote on the passage of H.R. 5430, Members are advised that there will be no more votes in the House until January 7. Madam Speaker, I want to wish all Members of this House, their staffs, and all the employees of this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I have had the honor of serving in this House for over 38 years. I have served during six Presidencies. I have been here through moments of tremendous progress and terrible tragedy. I have…

I have a motion at the desk. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves to lay the resolution on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table. The question was taken; and the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the two Articles of Impeachment against President Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Voting to impeach the President is a weighty decision. It…

Mr. President, several times on the floor of the Senate I have talked about the issue of retirement security. It has been a priority for me during my entire career in the U.S. Congress. When the United States has led the world in just…