I rise today to support the Ukraine assistance package, which will be on the floor for a vote later this evening. I want to thank the leadership of Senator Menendez and all the great work Senator Corker has put into this bill. I was proud…

I thank the Senator. Senator McCain and I were in Ukraine at the end of last year. We had the privilege to speak on the Maidan in front of about half a million people, maybe even a million people who were there protesting the current…

I got the chance to meet David Weis, a 22- year-old student at Georgetown University, about a week ago. David's story, unfortunately, although it may sound exceptional, is not. He was just about to celebrate his 19th birthday, when 2 days…

I am always fascinated by this intersection between convenience and quality.

I would like to offer my grateful thanks to the Presiding Officer and Senator Schatz and Senator Boxer, who I know was down here earlier. All of you are true heroes, as well as some of our other colleagues who have manned the quiet hours…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for such time as I may consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut is recognized for that purpose. ____________________

we now are in about the sixth month of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. We have over 11 million people who have received health care--who previously had not been able to receive it--either through the private exchanges, which…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I do not necessarily share your optimism about the direction that our European friends are going.

First, I associate myself with the remarks of the majority leader. I certainly understand the concerns of those on the Republican side about the individual who has proposed to spend a certain amount of money supporting the global warming…

I am on the floor to talk about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. I am pleased to have Senator McCain on the floor because it is very hard to describe the sensation both he and I felt at the end of the last year when we got the chance to…

I've listened to some of my good friends on the Republican side try to score political points in connection with the Russian move on Crimea. Trying to paint this somehow as Obama's fault. This is a ridiculous contention. Putin marched into…

I ask unanimous consent that my legal fellow, Don Bell, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I appreciate my colleagues--Senator Warren, Senator Schumer, and Senator Murray--joining us on the floor today. I think we will be joined by Senator Stabenow in a few moments. I also appreciate that they were at an event we did yesterday…

yesterday we received news that 4 million people have now signed up in private health care exchanges all across the country. In addition, it was released that about 12 million people have called the call centers in January alone, and 1.1…

I join my colleagues in support of the nomination of Jeffrey Meyer of Connecticut to be a U.S. judge for the District of Connecticut. I thank the chairman of the Judiciary Committee for his hard work in shepherding Mr. Meyer's nomination…

I believe that we here in Congress have begun, in a way, to tempt fate by waiting as long as we have to reauthorize TRIA.

I try to come down to the floor every week or so to give voices to the victims of gun violence. All across this country, every day and every week, dozens, hundreds, thousands of Americans are gunned down on our streets and in our homes, in…

it was fascinating to watch the headlines change over the course of the day after the CBO report on the status of the implementation of health care was released. At first, the headlines flashed that the CBO report said the health care…

I am on the floor with my colleague Senator Schatz from Hawaii to talk about our recent introduction of a piece of legislation entitled ``The College Affordability and Innovation Act of 2014,'' which we introduced along with our good…

I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with the Senator from Hawaii for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. College Affordability and Innovation Act

As we wrap up our time on the floor, when my great- grandfather came to this country, he knew that without a college education he could get a job pretty easily that would be able to put food on the table, have decent health care for his…

I thank Senator Schatz. Here is another statistic to think about: It was not so long ago that we ranked first in the Nation with respect to 25-year-olds to 35-year- olds with college degrees, and that was not only a source of immense pride…

Let's be clear as to what we are talking about here. We believe we are talking about a pretty light hand of accountability in the sense that we are really going after the true outliers. The Senator talked about the work happening at the…

we can still reduce tension without relaxing our guard.