Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Cristal C. Brisco to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Born in Granger, IN, Judge Brisco earned her B.A., cum laude, from Valparaiso University in…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the cloture motion with respect to the Lund nomination be withdrawn, and notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, the year…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that we move immediately to the vote that has been scheduled for 2:15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I would like to turn briefly to another urgent topic. We must restore order at our southern border and enforce our immigration laws in a fair and humane way. That is why the Senate has been engaged in bipartisan talks on a…

Mr. President, it reflects the fact that Illinois decided to change its law a little over a year ago. We decided to finally come to grips with the assault weapons scourge that hit Highland Park and continues to threaten America. This is an…

Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to honor the sixth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week. This week, we recognize the unbelievable toll of gun violence in America, and we offer our support to the survivors who are left…

Madam President, 51 years ago today, our Nation's highest Court issued a ruling that protected a woman's right to make the most fundamental choice in her life. Roe v. Wade enshrined into law that in America, women would have legal autonomy…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent.

I stand in strong opposition to H.R. 6914, the reproductive misinformation in higher education act. Just days before the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, this legislation is the latest in extreme MAGA Republicans' assault on…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Underwood of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6914 to the Committee on Education and the…

For this reason, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill. The amendment would provide…

I strongly oppose H.R. 6918 because it is just another attempt by the Republican leadership to advance their extremist war on women. As we again face another Republican-manufactured shutdown crisis, the Republican leadership advances this…

This month marks the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. That decision, which recognized women's individual right to bodily autonomy, has now been supplanted by a Supreme Court that effectively said that the Federal Government isn't here to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Durbin pertaining to the introduction of S. 3597 are printed…

Madam President, last week, we received remarkable news about a milestone in America's healthcare: A record 20 million Americans are now covered by health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. This is a sign of progress as we improve…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Political Violence

Mr. President, when is enough enough? At the start of 2024, we find ourselves in another Presidential election cycle, and as we move closer to election day in November, we can expect political tensions to rise. But, as the new year begins…

For the information of the Senate, Senator Sanders had a flight delay and is still expected to make the motion to discharge his resolution and speak prior to this evening's votes. Senators should expect votes to start at approximately 6:45…