We cannot keep shoveling money into a fire, watching as it happens, and pretending that everything is fine.

Remember what I said, and I just said this. So you obviously heard me. We warned, in 2013, when I think all Republicans voted against reducing the 60-vote threshold for district court and circuit court judges, so you could pack the DC…

Do you know who held the Senate during that period of time on the issue you brought up? It was Democratic Senators from the South. Remember when the Civil Rights Act, in 1965, was passed, that there was a higher share--a higher…

Democrats have shamelessly alleged that a massive Federal takeover of elections is needed because of questions some Republicans raised after the 2020 election, so I come to the floor today to show that this whole argument predates the 2020…

when Democrats last had the majority and proposed blowing up the Senate rules and the historic way that the Senate has worked, I gave a series of speeches explaining how the father of the Constitution, James Madison, intended for the…

for over 25 years in the Senate, I have been an advocate for adoption. Adoption is a way for families to be created out of tragedy. It is a pathway to the joy of raising children and guaranteeing security of a place that now they can call…

all the Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Attorney General Garland two letters about the Justice Department's involvement in local school board matters. The first one was in October. Then in December, we asked why…

we study about checks and balances in government in political science classes. Often, people think in terms of the Court, the Supreme Court, primarily, being a check on the Congress of the United States not doing constitutional things or…

we all know that our country is facing a drug crisis. I think it is pretty well known, as the CDC has reported, that over 100,000 Americans died from a drug overdose over a recent 12- month period. Although fentanyl drugs are heavily…

many times my fellow Senators have heard me say that my definition of a university is a place where controversy ought to run rampant. The point of going to college is not for all students to come out thinking exactly the same way. College…

the words I just heard from the Senator from Oregon are very refreshing, and I thank him for making those statements. Thank you very much.

I come to the floor today to discuss what anybody ought to discuss with a heavy heart because when it comes to fighting drug abuse, the United States seems to be losing. Over 100,000 Americans have died from drug overdoses in the last year…

this week marks the 80th year since FDR delivered his ``Day of Infamy'' speech. That was in a joint session of Congress. FDR told the Nation that the United States of America was under attack. Besides that attack, Pearl Harbor changed the…

Reserving the right to object, I would like to give some remarks. I want to start off with a process question to all the 100 Senators. Obviously, this is an important issue with a lot of people. Democrats control every committee in this…

I made the request. So there isn't any objection, so my bill passes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. No. Objection is heard. He did object. Objection is heard.

Before I give up the floor, I would like to suggest that we can start sitting down with the Senator from Connecticut and a lot of other Senators who are interested in this issue, both on the Republican side and the Democrat side, with the…

as if in legislative session, I would ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 62, which is S. 1775, the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act of 2021; further…

it is typical for commentators to talk about how China is no longer really a communist nation. Of course, only the most ardent China apologist would question that China is still a one-party, authoritarian state. It is just that the…

on November 3 of this year, Special Counsel Durham indicted Christopher Steele's primary subsource, Igor Danchenko. He indicted him on five counts of lying to the FBI. He lied about his contacts and the identity of his sources. One of the…

today I am going to highlight a new Hunter Biden record that I have recently made public. Before I get to that point, I am going to take a trip down memory lane--yes, down memory lane. On September 23, 2020, Senator Johnson and I released…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Department of Defense Audit

my fellow Senators: On November 4 of this year, I introduced an amendment to this year's national defense bill. This amendment focuses on the Office of Net Assessment. That office is within the Pentagon. The Office of Net Assessment's…

on November 15, the Pentagon announced that it completed its fourth consecutive annual audit and received a fourth consecutive failing opinion. This is what the Pentagon believes: If it somehow merely just conducts an audit, then somehow…

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