I thank the gentleman for yielding. I didn't want to get into this debate, and I don't want to prolong it, but I do not want the premises articulated by the whip, Mr. Speaker, to stand unobjected to. In my view, Mr. Speaker, the Mueller…

I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. I thank Mr. Bishop for his leadership as well. I rise in strong support of this bill introduced by Mr. Cunningham from South Carolina and two other bills on the floor this week that will…

Mr. President, I rise today to urge the Senate to confirm the nomination of Stephanie Gallagher of Maryland to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Maryland. This is a noncontroversial nomination which the Senate should be able to…

Mr. President, I join with many of my colleagues to make a pretty simple request, and that is, the issue of gun violence in this country requires us to take action. The Senate needs to do what it has historically been in place to do. The…

Mr. President, I rise today in strong support of the confirmation of Judge Stephanie Gallagher to serve as a Federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Maryland. Judge Gallagher has an impressive legal background and has provided years…

Mr. President, just a little bit earlier today, the Senate voted to confirm President Trump's nomination of Dale Cabaniss to lead the Office of Personnel Management. I voted against this nominee, but now that she is confirmed, it is more…

Madam President, first, I want to compliment the leadership in being able to come together on a budget agreement. This was a good day for the Senate, a good day for Congress, and a good day for the American people. We now have predictable…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act, which establishes an Office of Emerging Markets (OEM) within the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Capital Access to ensure that SBA's…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Closing the Credit Gap Act to make the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Community Advantage program permanent. SBA created Community Advantage in 2011 to provide capital and support to small…

Mr. President, today I wish to discuss the grave situation in Cameroon, specifically the targeted attacks against the English-speaking minority community there, the ongoing conflict between armed separatist groups and Cameroonian security…

Mr. President, an unusual event occurred yesterday in the Environment and Public Works Committee--a major bill reauthorizing America's transportation infrastructure for 5 years passed the committee by a 21-to-0 vote. That is the way we…

Mr. President, first, I thank Senator Van Hollen, my seatmate and friend representing the State of Maryland in the U.S. Senate. His comments reflect the views, I hope, of the overwhelmingly majority of Americans. It is critically important…

Madam President, recently, I joined the Senate delegation to visit the southern border and view firsthand the migration and humanitarian crisis facing the United States. We visited the Donna Holding Facility, the Catholic Charities Respite…

With that, I yield to the senior Senator from Maryland, my friend, Ben Cardin. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague, Senator Cardin, for talking about some of the highlights of Baltimore City and the storied history of Baltimore City. It is a history of much good but also a lot of challenges that I recounted earlier…

This is signed by many of the leaders in our community, including the President of Johns Hopkins University; the head of Under Armour, a great American company; the head of a number of major companies in the city of Baltimore; the Casey…

Mr. President, I am here on the Senate floor today with my friend and colleague, the senior Senator from the State of Maryland, Mr. Cardin, and I think we both agree that we would rather not be here today to talk about this subject. But I…

Here is what yesterday's Baltimore Sun editorial states: President Trump, whose early career was marred by a federal housing discrimination suit, may be interested to know that Baltimore was something of a pioneer in that regard. It…