Mr. President, I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1651, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title…

I further ask that the Durbin amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read three times and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…

Mr. President, I was presiding on Tuesday. Sometimes my staff will give me a folder of things to review while I am presiding, and often they will be upset when I come back having not reviewed what they have given me. The reason for that is…

Madam President, I come to the floor to echo Chairwoman Murray's comments, to suggest and commend to my colleagues the nomination of Miguel Cardona to be the next Secretary of Education. There is no one better suited for this job in this…

I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am here today to speak in favor of the underlying resolution and urge my colleagues to support it. I will be very brief. I would like to tackle three topics, amongst many, in this package. I would like to talk a bit about…

Mr. President, rightfully, when we talk about the issue of gun violence in this country, we think about it through the prism of those lives that have been lost because the numbers are just stunning. They are hard to get your head wrapped…

Madam President, this is a screen shot from a video taken during a school field trip on August 9, 2018. These are Yemeni schoolchildren going to school in a northern governorate inside the country, and they are on their way either to or…

Mr. President, I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…