Mr. President, I thank the Senator from West Virginia. He has been a tiger on this issue, and I hope we will answer his call. The epidemic is no better in Connecticut, where most of our cities are on track to see a doubling of overdose…

Mr. President, before I give my intended remarks and while the Senator from Alaska is still on the floor, let me just share with him--although I probably would not have used some of the pejorative terms, let me agree with him that this…

Mr. President, I thank very much my colleague Senator Blumenthal. I want to associate myself with all the remarks of my colleague from Connecticut. Let me congratulate the riders from Team 26 for making it through such inclement weather…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, as my colleagues know, I come to the floor every week or so to share the stories of those victims who have been lost to the epidemic of gun violence that is plaguing this Nation. The news covers the episodes of mass…

Madam President, I thank Senator Cardin and Senator Corker for how diligently they have worked over the course of the last several months, as both of them have stated on the floor, to make this sale much more palatable and to address many…

Mr. President, I am on the floor today to speak on the same subject, but before I do, I want to very briefly discuss two other subjects. Remembering Dylan Hockley First, Mr. President, I noticed online today that today would be Dylan…

Madam President, last Thursday I was on the floor honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Kalamazoo, MI, another shooting spree that left six people dead and two others injured, and on that very same day another shooting spree broke…

Madam President, I think we are all very touched and moved by Senator Fischer's remarks and the thoughts of the entire body go out to Sergeant Hansen's family and those he left behind. I am on the floor today with no better news. We all…

Madam President, over the course of the last year and a half, I have come down to the floor fairly regularly to tell some simple stories about victims of gun violence all across the country. The idea is that if the overwhelming data of…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, I come to the floor to talk about two topics that often make this body and sometimes my side of the aisle uncomfortable. I want to talk about the fight that is on across the world--or particularly in the Middle East for the…