My heart was in my throat as I watched that video. And it highlighted for me not only the continuing threat of domestic terrorism, that last line from one of the mob terrorists, 'Storm your state capitol,' but also the 77 days of Donald…

I am really honored to follow my colleague from Massachusetts, Ed Markey, one of the premier founders-- the father--of E-rate, who knows better than anyone how investment in online learning and connectivity can make a crucial difference in…

I am honored to follow my colleague Senator Brown on an issue that should be close to all of our hearts, which is strengthening our VA so that it can provide more assistance, more help, and more support for our Nation's heroes. I had the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Agreement--Trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United States

I ask unanimous consent that the Secretary of the Senate be authorized, in relation to the pending impeachment trial of former President Trump, to print as Senate documents those documents filed by the parties to be immediately made…

reserving the right to object, this measure, essentially, is a pretextual, ideological, and extreme step that really detracts from what should be our primary purpose at this moment in our history. Literally, we are fast approaching 450,000…

I am really pleased to follow my colleague Senator Murphy after that very articulate case and to build on the case for keeping our promises to America. The Presiding Officer knows that promises made must be kept, including another $1,400…

These injuries, which included stabbings, trauma, concussions, spinal breaks, and of course, loss of an eye, in the case of one Capitol policeman, five deaths are the kind of really repugnant consequences of his action that I think will…

What it says to me is that he is going down a path of falsehood, a big lie, which has been rejected by more than 60 court decisions.

I think that the big lie, the falsehoods, the deliberate kinds of deception that he is trying to foist on the Senate and the country will be even more abhorrent as a result of this trial.

We owe it to our veterans to rebuild that infrastructure.

The constitutional argument that somehow Donald Trump can’t be convicted simply because he’s no longer in office is flat-out wrong, on common sense, on a plain reading of the Constitution, on the assessment of remedies. He can still be…

I want to congratulate and thank you again, and I will very enthusiastically support your nomination on the condition that you come to Connecticut and visit us there.

I would like your commitment to work with this Committee and ensure that the VA prioritizes infrastructure, rebuilding, and most especially, obviously, for the interests of our Connecticut veterans, the facility in West Haven.

You are familiar, no doubt, with the reports about the numbers of veterans who were involved in the assault on the Capitol.

We thought long and hard about it and really searched our souls and minds about how we felt about that attack on the capitol, which was so repugnant and horrifying and horrible. Literally, they crossed the line.

The American people need and deserve strong, robust action to deal with the crisis.

Absolutely correct, Lawrence.

One Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal told CNN Thursday the trial could begin days after the inaugural.

What I believe should happen is that there should be the beginning of a trial right after the inaugural. We can do both. That is, meet the urgent needs of the country to conquer the pandemic and revive the economy, but at the same time do…

We should be concerned about those kinds of procedural shenanigans, given Mitch McConnell's history because all he cares about is retaining his power and majority, which he now lacks, but that will be his agenda.

today was a stomach-turning, gut- wrenching moment in our history. Truly, it was an assault on the heart of our democracy. I want to join in thanking the first responders and the police. I also want to thank others who have been heroes of…

we are here in the waning hours of 2020, expectant and hopeful about the coming year, and I want to wish all of my colleagues a very healthy and happy new year in the hope that we will fulfill the promise of our constituents, our country…

the only ones happy with the outcome of today's debate are the Chinese Government. I regret this outcome because there probably was a time when we would have cooperated in a bipartisan way on both of these matters. It may not have been…

To answer the Senator from Illinois very directly, it is totally antithetical to the principles of democracy in the United States of America. It is totally abhorrent to the values of our constitutional Nation, and it is, frankly, absurd…