I told Senator Leahy, whom I partnered with on a number of Freedom of Information reforms, he and I are the Senate's odd couple when it comes to that.

So while I hear some of my colleagues talk about the independence of the Attorney General, well, it is perhaps some independence, but it really is the independence of one's personal conviction.

You can take the job and implement the policies, or you can say, 'Mr. President, I think what you are trying to do is improper, even illegal, unconstitutional' and quit.

for an overall agreement, whether it is manufacturing, services, or agriculture, it seems to be, at least from the part of the U.S. Senate, a good agriculture agreement tends to be the locomotive that brings along everything else

I hope you will tell him that if we are going to get Trade Promotion Authority passed, he is going to have to work the telephones one-on-one with some Senators to get us to the 60-vote threshold.

Having the opportunity to get updates is very important.

Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 114th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the committee…

I have been a long-time advocate of whistleblower protection and so that appeal goes out.

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce, along with Senator Franken, the Family Farmer Bankruptcy Clarification Act of 2015. I thank Senator Franken for his work on this bill and for his support. We introduced identical legislation in the…

It is not our tradition to vote people out of Committee just because of two speeches like yours, but it probably means that they are going to have a smooth ride.

I think there ought to be more careful, based on the statistics of whistleblowers losing so many cases.

I think if we educate and explain to the American people what this really is, I think they could possibly support it, and I would hope the Congress of the United States would support it.

Mr. President, before I speak, I have two unanimous consent requests: No. 1, that Senator Whitehouse be allowed to follow me and, No. 2, that my remarks not break up the debate on the pipeline bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the issue of EPA regulation of waters of the United States rule. I see it as one of the biggest power grabs by an agency in a long time--particularly the EPA. Before I speak on that issue, I wish to…

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for organizing this Special Order, and I associate myself with her words and her position and also that of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. DeSantis). I didn't, Mr. Speaker, realize how much was in him…

Madam Clerk, I rise to place in a nomination for election to the constitutional office of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives a man who has served as speaker of the statehouse, a man who respects this institution, a man…

Mr. President, today I am introducing one last bill as a United States Senator. It is on an issue I have long wanted to tackle, changing our national anthem to one I believe is more representative of the amazing country and people that…

Mr. President, Members of the Senate, in a few hours, maybe within this day or tomorrow, the Senate will be voting on several nominees to be district judges. I come to the floor to speak about one of these, Stephen Bough, of Missouri, for…