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I thank my colleague, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, for organizing this hour. I thank the Speaker for his indulgence and attention as we have gone through a long list typical of conversations talking about the hostages. I thank my friend from…
Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Shanlyn A.S. Park to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i. Born in Honolulu, HI, Judge Park received her B.A., cum laude, from Chaminade University in 1991 and her J.D…
I ask my colleagues to remember history. Over 80 years ago, the Greatest Generation fought the Second World War to keep tyrants from taking over the free world. They fought for freedom and democracy. Today, we must honor their sacrifice by…
We just got back from a week with family. Many of us sat around the table, and we thanked God for the family, for the children, and for the ability to have a roof over their head. Some of you remembered that your family came 100, 200 years…
Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Micah Smith to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Mr. Smith attended Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School before completing two prestigious…
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. 3356 To amend title 18, United States Code…
Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Jamel Semper to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Semper attended Hampton University and Rutgers Law School before clerking for Judge Harold Fullilove on the…
I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 319 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…
I thought that they told me the script was for some other reason. I ask consent to withdraw the request until--I made a misstatement, and Senator Grassley and the Senator from Idaho would agree.
I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
Madam President, I have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
It is with great pride that I rise to pay tribute and honor the activities of the great First Lady, the first that I ever had the opportunity to know, and that is First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who was funeralized earlier today. As a young…
The Senator from Idaho is my friend. We have worked together and served together, and I count him as my friend. I would just say that arguing that the list price is deceptive suggests that there is some third party, some Agency--perhaps in…
Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Margaret M. Garnett to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Ms. Garnett earned her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1992, her…
I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with Senators be permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
I want to thank Senator Grassley. He is a proud Republican conservative. I am on the other side of the spectrum. I am a Democrat, proud of my progressive background. The two of us agree on this because it is common sense. If the drug…
Thank you. I am new here. I am sorry I made that mistake. Mr. President, for years, one of the greatest challenges facing American families has been the rising cost of prescription drugs. A recent AARP survey found that the price for the…