Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Jacqueline Becerra to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. A Miami native, Judge Jacqueline Becerra's experience in both criminal and civil matters has…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text on 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. 3813 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Mr. President, it was over 10 years ago, and there was a State of the Union Address about to take place. As Members of the Senate were given a ticket for a guest to attend, my staff came to me and said: Who would you like to invite? I…

Madam President, 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. 3804 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Madam President, over the recess that just concluded, I had a chance to visit South Africa for an Aspen Institute conference to discuss the future of that continent. With so much of the world's attention on Ukraine, as it should be, and…

Madam President, I want to show you photographs of two individuals. Two years ago, I had the privilege of meeting this man, Vladimir Kara-Murza. He is a patriot and a Russian opposition leader-- what a risky business to be in. Putin twice…

I am glad we made you more competitive. I trust your data, and we are just going to tell folks at home that because we were so patriotic and environmentally minded. Like I said in my last remarks, this is a really good bill if you want to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this debate makes me sad. Energy policy is really important. Energy consumers are really important. The environment is really important. So much of this debate is completely untethered from…

There is a really simple question before us today: Is it in the U.S. national interest to look out for U.S. energy consumers or for U.S. energy producers? Let's look at the facts. According to the most recent DOE data over the last decade…

Should we increase global warming? Should we do all of that just so that the natural gas industry can make more money selling U.S. resources to Asia--not to Europe, because that is where the margin is going. Or should we maintain the…

It has been more than a dozen years since the Syrian revolution began against Bashar al-Assad's dictatorship. In that time, America and our allies have stood together in opposition to Assad's barbaric regime. Some in the region may be…

I will address the results of Thursday's elections in Pakistan and the ongoing vote count there. I am deeply disturbed by the numerous reports that Pakistan's military is engaging in vote-rigging and violence to overturn the results of…

Mr. President, let me join the comments of the Independent Democratic Senator from Maine and the kind words for his colleague because what she said in a brief period of time is so important at this moment of debate. I note with pride that…

Madam President, many people who follow the Senate may be asking a basic question: What are you doing? Why is it that the Senate is only voting once every other day or why does it seem like it is every other day? Why aren't you in…

Mr. President, let me say at the outset that I thank the Senator from Kentucky for his words on the floor in support of assistance to Ukraine in its hour of need. I thank him for being consistent in that message. Yesterday, after months of…

I would like to ask the Senator through the Chair again: In this circumstance, we have seen the revival, in my estimation, of an alliance which was so important 50 or 60 years ago and now is critical, and that is the NATO alliance. We have…

My last question, of course, relates to the aftermath if we abandon Ukraine. I have a special connection and affection for the Baltic nations as well as Poland, which is so ably represented in the State of Illinois and city of Chicago. We…

Mr. President, if I am not mistaken, the Senator is also considering attending the Munich Security Conference.