I rise today to discuss my concerns with respect to Iran and to express my support for the Kaine resolution, of which I am a cosponsor. No American mourns the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, and my thoughts remain with the…

it is February 12, and I am here to remark on an anniversary and tell a story. It is quite appropriate that Senator Leahy should be here on the floor with me because he is a great friend of Vietnam and has done great work in the…

I am here again, as the Senate returns to regular business, to call us again to respond to the threat of climate change. Here on the floor today, things seem back to normal. The floor is empty. We have a Senator instead of a Chief Justice…

As co-chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus, I rise to recognize National CTE Month. CTE programs, like those at the Genesis Center in my home State of Rhode Island, show the promise of economic opportunities for CTE students…

A global biological pandemic would arguably present the single biggest threat to the U.S. short of a nuclear war.

The hearing will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing on reviewing the Department of Defense strategy, policy, and programs for countering weapons of mass destruction.

today the Senate is called upon to uphold our oath of office and our duty to the Constitution because President Trump failed to do so himself. After listening closely to the impeachment managers and the President's defense team, weighing…

In my view, reproductive rights are human rights and without full access to reproductive health care including information about comprehensive sexuality education, contraception, and access to abortion, women and girls are undermined in…

The survival of our democracy is directly dependent on our ability to protect the integrity of our elections, particularly from foreign interference.

I would certainly like your support for it because I think it would make a real difference.

I have to say for me it is sad to see in an ongoing and desperate attempt to please the impeached President that some are continuing to malign the extraordinary men and women of the FBI who serve the American people with honor.

the survival of our democracy is directly dependent on our ability to protect the integrity of our elections, particularly from foreign interference.

I'd ask you, Director, in writing if you could identify where you would best use additional resources, I promise you I will advocate for them.

may I say that it is a pleasure to speak to the Senate with the new Senator from Georgia presiding for the first time, at least, that I have had this occasion. Well, here we are. The impeachment outcome is settled, as it was from day one…

This week we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and honor Holocaust survivors and those who lost their lives during this terrible period of history. Horrible atrocities were visited upon millions of innocent…

If I may just respond to some arguments that this will undermine our rights to self-defense. The President always has a legal right to defend America and defend U.S. forces and embassies. This resolution explicitly exempts the defensive…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of both the amendments to H.R. 550 under consideration today. I thank the Speaker for her courage in bringing these bills to the floor, and I thank the sponsors, my…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of Senators Duckworth and Harris and myself for the House managers and for the President's counsel. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Reed and the other…