'intends to hold these hearings before Inauguration Day'

Mr. President, last week, Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 convicted criminals, including drug dealers, fraudsters, and corrupt public officials. These are not sympathetic figures. These are individuals who stole from the…

I heard a lot of very troubling cases from the Senator from Illinois. And it is true, I generally think Presidents have given out improvidential pardons over time, and I am not going to defend many of those cases of pardons. For instance…

Reserving the right to object. I would first like to begin by joining my colleague from Texas in mourning the loss of the nearly 3,000 innocent Americans who died in the September 11 attack. We must never--and we will never--forget them. I…

Madam President, in reserving the right to object, this bill is a threat to U.S. national security and an insult to basic fairness and the principle of equality before the law. It is the biggest giveaway to the liberal press in American…

Madam President, I appreciate the remarks of the Senator from Oregon. The Founding Fathers designed the Senate to be the sober second thought to the House of Representatives or even transient and fleeting public opinion. The Senator from…

the biggest giveaway to the liberal press in American history

threat to national security

We will possess the power to overturn more than a century of federal constitutional law and policy.

Madam President, I would like to take a few moments to recognize Maj. Matthew ``Maddog'' Guertin who has worked in my Senate office this year as a defense fellow. Major Guertin--soon to be lieutenant colonel--is a patriot who has served…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.