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I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 243 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso…
I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 242 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso…
No one’s irreplaceable. People retire, people move on.
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1676 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…
I announce that the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 48, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 240 Leg.] YEAS--48 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…
I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the…
I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The result was…
the U.S. Department of Justice is a powerful Agency. The Attorney General heads it. Throughout the United States, there are over 90 U.S. attorneys who are the Federal prosecutors--a powerful position, a position that can make or break an…
As Donald Trump and DOGE threaten these freedoms, we are taking steps to ensure that our state remains a leader in protecting the rights of individuals with autism and all people with disabilities.
Every Illinoisan deserves dignity, privacy, and the freedom to live without fear of surveillance or discrimination.
Bigotry and hate threaten our mutual safety, and they deny our interconnectedness. Yet, from the murder of Wadee Alfayuomi in Illinois to the recent attack on celebrants during the Assyrian New Year Parade in Iraq to the persecution of…
do-nothing Democrats who want to blame our losses on our defense of Black people and trans kids and immigrants, instead of their own lack of guts and gumption.
Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. This is a historic day for the United States, and we will pray for him as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church and setting an…
before I make my remarks, I want to join my colleague, Republican colleague from Wyoming in a salute to our military and appreciation for all they have given to America. It is a touching story. I know he spends so many holidays visiting…
A lot of people feel like the American dream is out of reach right now, and it’s made even more impossible because of the economic chaos that Donald Trump and DOGE and Elon Musk have unleashed.
Illinois doesn't need to abuse power or ignore the Constitution to keep our people safe.
If your goal is to launder money, these bills are set up really well to do it.
You should be asking me hard questions about that, right? It’s insane.