Mr. President, I join with my colleagues today to give the country a sense of the scope of this epidemic. We have tried every means to move our colleagues to action, but in remembering the names of people who have been lost, it is a…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Sanders for the question. This is incredibly important to understand. There was great consternation in the beginning of this civil war, when the United States, under the Obama administration, was beginning to…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Sanders and Senator Lee for allowing me to step in and say a few words before we have a short colloquy about the resolution we are bringing to the floor. I brought this picture to the floor before, and I…

Mr. President, I hope we rise to the moment before us and get something done, over the course of the next week or two, to try to make this country safer. I am glad to be joining the President in a few hours to hear more about his thoughts…

Mr. President, as we speak, there is a horrific scene playing out in a high school in South Florida. Turn on your television right now, and you will see scenes of children running for their lives--what looks to be the 19th school shooting…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to express my opposition to the nomination of Alex Azar to be the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Let me admit to the Chamber that this, for me, was certainly not as easy a…

We don't believe that it is right for this government to continue to kick the can down the road. I will just say personally that there are other things in that continuing resolution that I object to as well. It is not just a…

Mr. President, there are a lot of Americans who don't understand what is happening right now. Republicans asked for control of the U.S. Senate, they asked for control of the House of Representatives, and they asked for control of the White…

Mr. President, let me make a few remarks. I am sorry that the Senator decided to object to this unanimous consent request which would simply keep the government open and operating for 24 hours so we can try to come to an agreement. Let me…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Barrasso). Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 1301

Mr. President, I appreciate the Senator from North Carolina offering apologies on behalf of other Members of this body, so let me return the favor. Let me offer an apology on behalf of the Republican majority for the governance disaster…

Mr. President, I would have joined Senator Sullivan in a round of applause. I thank him for sharing that inspiring story. Funding the Government Mr. President, I come to the floor this afternoon just to talk very briefly about the…