Madam President, I rise today in support of four highly-qualified California nominees to the U.S. District Court: John Holcomb, Mark Scarsi, and Judge Stanley Blumenfeld to the Central District of California, and Todd Robinson to the…

Mr. President, today I am pleased to introduce a bill to facilitate better access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center. The Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center, located in Hemet, CA, is a health center run by the Indian Health Service…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act, which I introduced today with Senator Harris. Representatives Josh Harder, John Garamendi, Jerry McNerney, Grace Napolitano, T.J…

Mr. President, psychostimulant overdose deaths, including methamphetamine-related deaths, increased by 27 percent in 1 year. That is a higher rate of increase than any other illicit substance in our country, including fentanyl. It is time…

Mr. President. I rise to speak in support of the bipartisan Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020, a bill that Senator Daines and I are introducing today to protect our constituents from the increasing threat of catastrophic…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about coronavirus, now clearly the worst pandemic in a century. I will also speak briefly about the need for a national response plan that is guided by science and public health, not politics. The first…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the ``Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020.'' For over two decades, cleaning up the Tijuana River Valley has been one of my top priorities for Southern California. The…

Mr. President, I am delighted this morning to be on the floor with the distinguished Senator from Texas. In order to proceed, I ask unanimous consent that, as in legislative session, the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from…

Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that the Cornyn amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made…

Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the floor to the distinguished Senator from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Texas. I have the pleasure of serving with him on the Committee on the Judiciary. We have been there for a long time, and over the years, I have come to have great respect for him. So it is a…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the Coronavirus Commission Act. Representative Adam Schiff has introduced companion legislation in the House. This bill would establish a commission on the coronavirus pandemic to better…