to be constantly awake since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government

This matters because inviting foreign meddling into our elections robs the American people of their sacred right to elect their own political leaders.

pieces of legislation passed by the U.S. House

It is not hearsay when administration officials testify that they hear the President say he only cares about the investigations of his political opponent, is it?

Such behavior in a President of the United States is not acceptable.

I join my colleagues honoring Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia who is retiring from this body. He is a dear friend and a great example of a great Senator. Johnny and I have worked together on a number of public health priorities. I had…

I rise today to express my concerns about the President's recent interference in war crimes cases involving members of the U.S. military and the President's inappropriate public statements regarding these cases. The President has the power…

for this 259th climate speech, I am going to return to the theme of corruption. Before diving into the how, let's start with the why because the scale and the remorselessness of the scheme of corruption the fossil fuel industry has run is…

As a co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and a member of the Adoption Caucus, I rise to recognize National Adoption Month. Mr. Speaker, all children deserve the love and security of a family, but for the 125,000 youth…

Unfortunately, we know that Russia succeeded in causing voters to lose confidence in the election system in 2016.

There is certainly no greater responsibility we have than to protect our elections, if we are going to protect our democracy.

I have serious philosophical disagreements with many of the judicial nominees put forth by this administration, but I believe Mr. Menashi is especially unfit to serve on the Federal bench. His record indicates an inability to serve as a…

I ask unanimous consent that unless there is objection, the 1:45 p.m. vote be held now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. All postcloture time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate…

I think it is an obvious point that I hope everyone who is watching this hearing understands this.

It turns the presumption of innocence on its head, and when you look at the number of people who are incarcerated because they simply can't afford to post bail, that means they are in jail because they are poor, period.

One in five individuals who are incarcerated are incarcerated awaiting trial. That ought to shock and alarm everyone in this country.

I am here to speak on the confirmation of Steven Menashi to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. We have grown accustomed to the violations of norms around here, kind of a dumbing down of the…

I am not going to be that long. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to half an hour as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.