Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 10-Year Anniversary of the Passage of Water for the World Act

I announce that the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 70, nays 25, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 3 Leg.] YEAS--70 Baldwin Banks Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Boozman Britt Budd…

I announce that the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 4 Leg.] YEAS--46 Alsobrooks Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Rochester Booker Cantwell…

Last week the House and Senate oversaw the certification of the 2024 election. It was a quick, smooth process. There were no riots, no violence. We completed the peaceful transfer of power as the Founding Fathers envisioned it. Now compare…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 33, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act. This bill represents a bilateral tax agreement that prevents doubling taxation on U.S. and Taiwanese…

If the Senator from Arkansas wants to police the use of pardon power, I urge him to instead support my resolution urging President-elect Trump not to pardon crimes committed during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Even our…

Madam President, I listened carefully to the presentation of the Senator from Arkansas and waited to hear five words. I waited patiently as he described these heinous crimes and the action of President Biden--waiting to hear five words. To…

Today, I rise to honor a powerful force in the fight for justice, equality, and true democracy, the Illinois Poor People's Campaign. In one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the Poor People's Campaign dares to believe that poverty…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Illinois. ____________________

Every child should be afforded the opportunity to learn the essential lessons of sportsmanship, resilience, and discipline that playing team sports offers. This includes transgender children who make up a very small number of young…

Mr. President, many Senators use this bully pulpit to wax poetic, but only on special occasions do I actually quote poetry. Today, as I honor my former colleague, friend of several decades, and our Nation's 46th President, it feels…

Madam President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic whip.

This bill is a cynical scapegoating of a vulnerable population. To make matters worse, it is a hateful attack on kids. Trans kids deserve to play sports just like their peers, and Congress can't bar them from the field. All young people…

On October 7, 2023, the people of Israel experienced the greatest terror attack in their nation's history. There were 1,200 people killed and 250 more were abducted in what was the most severe attack on the Jewish people since the…

We are sending a clear message to the radical Democrats we will no longer tolerate our daughters being taken advantage of.

Mr. President, later today, the Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to legislation known as the Laken Riley Act. The loss of a child is something no parent should have to endure. My thoughts and prayers are with the family of Laken…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) are necessarily absent. The result was…

I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), and the Senator from California (Mr. Schiff) are…