Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order of the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Healthcare

Mr. President, on July 9, the Trump administration will be in court defending the Texas v. United States lawsuit. Let me rephrase that. They will not be defending the lawsuit. They will be arguing on the side of the plaintiff in that…

Mr. President, there is a reason Article I of the Constitution is about the structures around the legislative branch and Article II of the Constitution imagines structures around the executive branch. It was the legislative branch that was…

Mr. President, I am on the floor to join my colleagues Senator Blumenthal and those who will speak afterward. It has been 113 days since the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8, the bipartisan background checks bill. We have a proposal…

Yesterday the House approved an amendment I offered to the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020, and I wanted to take this opportunity to explain the amendment. There is a humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 64, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. Page 68, line 21, after…

Today marks 3 years since the terrible tragedy that took the lives of 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. That is 36 months, 156 weeks, 1,095 days that the victims' families and loved ones have had to live without their presence…

Mr. President, a couple weeks ago, Jaylin Ellzey was a freshman at Fenger Academy High School in Chicago. According to his uncle, Jacob, he was an outgoing, kindhearted kid. He lived with his mother. He had two sisters and three brothers…

Mr. President, Gwain Brown was 16 years old. He was a sophomore in high school in Chicago, IL, and he was all hyped up to throw himself the biggest 16th birthday party that his friends had ever seen. At the end of April, he was going to…

Mr. President, last week, a man submitted his 2-weeks' notice to his place of employment in Virginia Beach before going there and shooting 12 people and injuring 4 others. He unloaded dozens of rounds indiscriminately. In addition to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted for the remainder of the day to my fellow, Dr. Kali Cyrus, and that they be granted for the rest of the year to the interns in my office, named Jyot Singh, Darcy…

Mr. President, Joshua Hardy was 2 years older. He was 52 years old. He had been working for 4\1/2\ years as an engineer and technician for the city of Virginia Beach. He was raised in Hampton Roads. He came from a really big family, and he…