If Elon Musk wants transparency, he should make available fully and completely all of those financial disclosure forms. I demand that he make public all of his finances.

I'm confident that there will be continuing court actions to block these blatantly illegal actions, and I am supporting, as are many of my colleagues, these actions to stop the lawbreaking that occurs when there are hiring freezes, funding…

Nobody wants a shutdown, but we have leverage.

It may be back online, but no one knows whether that's for sure, because Russel Vought and Donald Trump think they may be above the law.

I have the bad fortune and audacity to follow one of our greatest speakers, one of the Nation's greatest orators and a preacher. I know we all appreciate the old wisdom: Never follow a preacher. I want to thank Reverend Warnock, my great…

--and security assistance, and he will do it again. I recommend that my colleagues say no to this nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.

--and carry out his agenda of theft. He has proven he is willing and able to break the law for President Trump in his first term, illegally withholding disaster aid-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time is expired.

as my colleague Senator Schiff from California has just so powerfully stated, we are in the midst of a constitutional crisis--a crisis that would have been unimaginable just weeks ago, a crisis that involves a President disobeying the law…

He's going to exploit it for the bottom lines of his companies and his billionaire friends.

It is reprehensible an unelected billionaire can freely access veterans' sensitive and personal information.

I think it is fair to say that none of us expected a week ago to be here on the floor at this moment, talking about a massive, across-the-board freeze on Federal funding. I don't think either of us, on either side of the aisle, expected to…

on January 6, many of us stood right here toward the beginning of the day. In fact, most of us can remember, almost minute by minute, what occurred as we learned that the Capitol was under attack. It was under attack, not just…

I am honored to join my colleagues here on the floor tonight, but we all wish we weren't here. We should not be here. We are here because the Trump administration, last night, swept the country into chaos. We are here because it is a…

we are in the midst of considering Peter Hegseth to be the next Secretary of Defense. I don't think there is a more important office in this country, having power and responsibility for 3.4 million Americans, most of them in uniform, many…

I am proud to join my colleagues on the floor today in opposition to the Born-Alive Abortion Survivor Protection Act. If you are wondering whether that title to a legislation makes sense, the answer is, no, it does not. This legislation is…

I rise today to acknowledge the life and contributions of one of the Senate's truly outstanding staff persons: Elise J. Bean. Elise, who worked for almost 30 years for Senator Carl Levin on various subcommittees of the Homeland Security…

Will you say no to the president if he withholds that money?

It's more than a hypothetical with all due respect.

I will be attending. I think it's part of my job.

I'm still hoping that they will take the facts and reach the conclusion that these nominees are deeply unqualified for various specific reasons, but overall, that they are unwilling to say no to Donald Trump and put the nation's interests…

You know, the Trump transition team has mounted a relentless campaign of pressure, threatening and intimidating my colleagues.

We're seeing a very dangerous and tragic trend play out here.

It sends a message to the House and to the Senate that Trump is going to put personal loyalty to him ahead of the national interest, and the United States security interests.

I'm disappointed and disgusted that he has been purged from this position and replaced with someone who is far less qualified.

I am going to say a few words, and then others who have supported these bills, such as Senator Cornyn, Senator Hoeven, and Senator Welch, will speak to others as well. The bill that I am very gratified and grateful that this body has now…