We can’t take anything for granted that we’re going to have a weak Democratic Party.

Democrats are more unified and on the same message.

today is the 52nd annual March for Life right here in the Nation's Capital. Folks from all over the Nation and world are in Washington to offer a joyful witness to the beauty and dignity of every human person. They will march in the cold…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Marshall). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am going to support Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense. In the process of doing that, I am going to refer generally to some of the things that I spoke about--problems at the Department of Defense--when Mr. Hegseth was in my office…

They have the ability to sing off the same song sheet.

on another issue, I want to talk about the 30-year anniversary of a piece of legislation that I have been involved with. A lot has happened during the first week of the second Trump administration. Within just 3 days in the White House…

today marks 5 years since the Robinson family of Iowa City, IA, has been matched with their adoptive child way over in China. Sadly, this is not a celebratory anniversary of that date, as the Robinson family, along with 300 other American…

in early February 1972, when abortion was not the issue it is today and probably after California had changed its abortion laws under then-Governor Reagan, the Iowa Legislature considered repealing Iowa's law about abortion. I cast my…

52 years ago today, Roe v. Wade was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Approximately 1 year before that, I was a member of the Iowa Legislature, and that legislature attempted to repeal Iowa's law of decades old. That vote in the house of…

It is a new era in American history. I congratulate President Donald Trump and Senator, now-Vice President J.D. Vance on their inauguration. This is the beginning of a golden age where we will secure our borders, lower prices, unleash…

Today I rise to wish my best bud and my nephew a happy 15th birthday. Today is the actual day. Happy birthday, Andrew. I hope you have a wonderful day. ____________________

I ask to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 52nd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

I ask consent to speak for 3 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month

January is National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month, so today, Senator Cortez Masto and I are introducing a resolution to honor victims and to raise very needed awareness. As I speak, victims are being trafficked across our…

today, we have a new President. So I say congratulations to President Trump. As we turn a new page from one administration to another, we can put a contentious campaign and all the negative rhetoric behind us. There will be plenty of time…

last week, you heard me speak in support of the Laken Riley Act, a vote that we are going to have later this afternoon. Today, I would like to discuss a related bill called Sarah's Law. Sarah Root was a young woman from Iowa who had a…

I rise in support of the Laken Riley Act and ask my fellow colleagues to vote for my amendment, Sarah's Law. Combined, these actions will close the loopholes that for too long have allowed murderers who come here illegally to roam free in…