The framers of our Constitution set up a Senate confirmation process as a check on the executive branch to make sure that all parts of government are working by the people and for the people.

The candidate needs to be experienced and capable, and not have a stance that is hostile to the department or bureau they would be leading.

I rise to urge the passage of the American Relief Act. This bill will avert a costly government shutdown. Although it is after 12 midnight, we are going to avert it. It will deliver much needed assistance to individuals, small businesses…

let me just briefly say that I have great admiration for the Senator from North Carolina. This is a rare instance in which we see the issue differently. But I appreciate his leadership and hard work. I rise today in strong support of the…

I rise to recognize the truly extraordinary contributions to the U.S. Senate, to her home State of Arizona, and to our country of my friend and colleague Senator Kyrsten Sinema. The qualities that took Kyrsten from a difficult childhood to…

today I wish to recognize MAJ Michael Marfut, U.S. Army, for his outstanding work on behalf of the people of Maine and the Nation as a 2024 Department of Defense Legislative Fellow serving in my Washington, DC, office. Over the past year…

Today, I rise to recognize the retirement of Morgan County Sheriff Robert Markley. From the beginning of his career as a beat cop patrolling the streets to keep our community safe to serving as Morgan County's law enforcement officer…

on May 22, 2023, Tom Carper told a crowd of admirers in Delaware that he would not seek a fifth term in the Senate, bringing to a close nearly 50 years in public service. Two days later, he delivered a keynote address at a reunion of 200…

after Senator Ben Cardin announced his retirement in the spring of 2023, he and his wonderful wife Myrna recorded an extraordinary video reflecting on a life in public service nearly as long as their 60 years of marriage. Touching on the…

I don’t think there was anything that we did not cover.

I pressed him on both his position on military issues as well as the allegations against him.

I will be brief because I am set to relieve you in the chair, so my time is very limited. There are two aspects to Jon's life that I would like to comment on. I experienced both. One was as a legislator and a Senator, and the other was as…

Jon Tester once said he didn't know how his Senate colleagues saw him, but he hoped it was, first and foremost, as a farmer. Beyond his ability to drive a tractor or lug a container of beef raised on his Montana ranch to Washington, we…

it is with a combination of pride and sadness that I rise to pay tribute to a truly extraordinary Senator and a good friend, Senator Mitt Romney. I rise to praise his intelligence, his imagination, and most of all his integrity. That is…

Today I am proud to recognize and honor the retirement of Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman. Starting out as a beat cop, spending every day on the front lines keeping our community safe, to serving as Walton County sheriff, Joe Chapman has…

Senator Joe Manchin often recalls these words of wisdom from his grandmother: People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care. Knowledge and caring define Joe's public service, both here in the Senate and as Governor…

I rise to provide a brief statement on the rollcall votes on December 2, 2024. I was unable to attend the votes, but had I been here on Monday, December 2, 2024, I would have voted yea on vote No. 304, on the nomination of Anne Hwang, of…

The Korean people have said we like freedom. We like democracy. We don't want anyone to take that away from us.