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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Thank you, Mr. President. I come to the floor to express my opposition to the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to serve as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. I come with a profound regret. I come today with profound regret that this…

Mr. President, it was a week ago today that Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on which I serve, were riveted by the compelling and powerful testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. It was a week ago today that Judge Brett Kavanaugh…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Hannah Smith be given floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered

Mr. President, along with Senator Chris Coons and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the life of LCDR James J. Connell, of Wilmington, DE. J.J. passed away on January 14…

As the farm bill conference committee begins their negotiations, I rise today to urge conferees to include a provision important to Delaware farmers. Many of our farmers utilize cost share programs under the Environmental Quality…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak in honor, in memory, of our colleague Senator John Sidney McCain III. I asked myself a series of questions as I was trying to prepare for today's comments. First, who was he? Who was John McCain…

Mr. President, I rise today with a number of my colleagues to speak out against the Trump administration EPA's dirty power plan--a proposal to replace the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan. This proposal from this administration…

Madam President, I want to briefly add my personal thanks to the Senators from Wyoming and Pennsylvania, who just spoke. Their work on getting this bipartisan solution to the Perkins CTE reauthorization is nothing short of admirable. I…

Mr. President, while our colleagues from Tennessee and Missouri are here, I just want to tell you that along with Lisa Murkowski and Tom Harkin, I worked on this issue when we were debating the Affordable Care Act. As I recall, a provision…

Mr. President, I just want to offer my response to the very disappointing renewed objection to the resolution that Senator Flake and I have attempted to move through this body now twice. Last week, Senator Flake and I came to call on our…

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues from Washington and Connecticut for being here, for speaking out, and for being so remarkable in their persistence in defending America's concerns about healthcare. I want to add my voice for just a few…

Mr. President, I rise to speak about an amendment that I look forward to advancing as a member of the relevant Appropriations subcommittee--in fact, the ranking Democrat. I was pleased to work in a bipartisan way to secure $380 million in…

Mr. President, I am proud to join my colleague, Senator Lankford of Oklahoma, in bringing our committee bill--the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill--to the floor. I thank the full committee chair and the vice…

Madam President, I join my colleague from Arizona in briefly remarking on my regret that our resolution was not adopted today. It does call for the full implementation of mandatory sanctions as discussed at some length. It does not call…

Mr. President, I come to the floor with my colleague Senator Flake from Arizona to send a strong, clear, and, importantly, a bipartisan message to the American people that we stand with the men and women of the Department of Justice and…

Mr. President on this date a century ago, an extraordinary life began that would change the lives of millions of others. One hundred years ago today, Nelson Mandela was born in the village of Mvezo in a countryside of grass-covered rolling…