Senator Grassley and I have legislation to strengthen Federal protections against sexual abuse of children.

I rise to speak on the confirmation of DeAndrea Benjamin to a South Carolina seat on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Benjamin has had a prominent career as both a litigator and as a jurist. She received degrees from Winthrop…

We're going to have a markup. Now, that doesn't sound like much, but it is a big promise.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Cindy Chung to a Pennsylvania seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Chung has worked in public service for two decades and is an accomplished litigator. She received degrees from Yale…

I don't know what is up in the skies, what is going around, flying around, being spotted, and I think there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. If it is a threat to the United States in any way, shape, or form, it is…

The American consumer is virtually unprotected from the adverse effects of social media.

These social media platforms ought to be required to make these platforms safer by default.

We have to do something, and the sooner, the better.

Now is the time to build on last year's momentum and disrupt the cycle of harm by passing privacy and safety-by-design legislation.

Like we do in the real world, we need to protect our kids in the virtual world.

I annnounce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) are necessarily absent.

The online exploitation of children is an urgent, growing threat.

finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, February 9, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 7. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 12. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior…