This report belongs to the American people. It was done on their behalf. They have a right to see its contents as do members of Congress that we can do our work.

I come to the floor today to plead on behalf of Liberians who face the immediate threat of deportation from the only home many of them have known. I have come to the floor many times over the last two decades to highlight the plight of…

I rise to support the joint resolution of disapproval and to urge my colleagues to do so as well. Let's be clear, there is no national security emergency at the southwestern border. The President and his administration continue to mislead…

I would like to discuss the situation in Yemen and express my continued support for the resolution that is currently before us. The conflict in Yemen is approaching its 4th year and has resulted in the most severe humanitarian crisis in…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Declaration of National Emergency

This legislation that I introduced is an H.R. But if the point of the gentleman's question is is that a more effective way to do it, I would welcome support on my resolution. I haven't been as successful getting my Republican colleagues to…

We should not give him reason to breathe a sigh of relief.

We all agree the Maduro regime has destroyed Venezuela's economy, starved its people, and engaged in widespread corruption and repression.

It sends the wrong signal to both our allies and adversaries.

that is why this legislation is actually bipartisan, I think, for precisely that reason.

The United States must continue to work with the Lima Group, Europeans, and the international community to use diplomatic and economic tools to pressure Maduro to honor the will of his people.

The people of Venezuela deserve better. They deserve a democratic future.

U.S. military intervention to shape the future of Venezuela is not an option.

I believe that the United States and our allies in the Lima Group and the European Union must continue to squeeze Nicolas Maduro and push for a peaceful, democratic transition.

As I said, I have personally spoken with the Vice President and Special Representative Elliott Abrams, and as recent as this afternoon with the Ambassador Carlos Vecchio, who all expressed concern about discussing this bill at this…

I am now honored to yield the floor to my distinguished colleague from Maryland who has been working on this issue in the House before he came to the Senate and has become a real leader in our Senate caucus, Senator Van Hollen. The…

when we yielded to accommodate the majority leader, I was talking about the episode on the Senate floor with the Republican Senators coming to bash the Green New Deal. I wanted to go on to say that the USA Today editorial--the one saying…

there is now no doubt that climate change is happening, that it is caused by human activity, and that we must act now to avoid the worse of it. As science guy, Bill Nye, has said: ``Climate change is happening, it's our fault, and we've…