No child should be trafficked, and no child should be abused.

too often I hear my Republican colleagues complain about border security but refuse to take up or vote for meaningful reforms.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I will not pin the fates of these children or DACA on some comprehensive package.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Hernan Vera to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. With his years of experience defending equal justice under law, Judge Vera will make an excellent addition to the…

It's a little heartbreaking to see what's happened to my party and what's happened to the party that you know, back in the day, it was all about truth and law and order and justice.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 2 will not be offered.

I don't know how the gentlewoman got to children in mines from an amendment that says that any kind of addition to manufacturing a gas stove, including lead, which the gentlewoman did not respond to, would be a danger. I oppose this…

For God's sake, there's got to be a line we can draw that protects the marketplace but still doesn't exploit innocent people.

One of the challenges of a democratic government is making sure that even in the midst of emergencies and passions, we make sure that the rule of law . . . prevail.

This is an issue that should transcend politics.

This proposed amendment would expand the prohibition of using Federal dollars, Federal funds, to include any action--I want to repeat that, any action that would limit the ability of gas stoves based on the kind of fuel that it uses. So if…

I mean, it's insane, it is crazy, because look, we take in the military, you take an oath, and that oath well may lead to you giving up your life on behalf of the country.

I would like to congratulate the Northwestern Wildcats for winning this year's National Collegiate Athletics Association--NCAA--Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship. This historic victory marks the team's first national title since…

I've been pushing for this reform for more than a decade. It is long overdue.

I vigorously opposed President Trump's inhumane family separation policy.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. Res. 248, 249, and 250. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc.

What we must not do is weaken the TVPRA and make it easier to deport unaccompanied children back into harm's way.