Sexual abuse in any form is an especially troubling crime because its victims suffer both physical and mental trauma that can last a lifetime.

last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee marked up and passed by voice vote S. 2946, the Anti- Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018. I was proud to introduce this bipartisan bill and to lead it through the Judiciary Committee. I am proud…

we will vote today on the confirmation of Ryan Bounds to the Ninth Circuit. He has been nominated to fill the vacancy left by Judge O'Scannlain. Mr. Bounds once served as a law clerk to Ninth Circuit Judge O'Scannlain. Mr. Bounds is highly…

I wish to recognize a friend, an agricultural innovator, an inventor with I think about 80 patents. His name is Eugene Sukup. If you travel around the Midwest, you will see there are grain operations on a lot of family farms. If you go to…

as I have done two or three times before in the last week, I would take some of my colleagues' time to discuss the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. I think the debate surrounding his…

I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

as we all know, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a component of the Department of Justice. It is frequently described as the premier law enforcement agency in the country. The FBI's investigative authority has only grown--and grown…

I ask unanimous consent to yield back the remainder of the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Ney nomination?

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I am pleased the Senate is considering Brian Benczkowski to serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. This is a critical position at the Department of Justice and its extended vacancy has hindered the agency's…

I come to the floor today to discuss the continuing need for addressing hard-hitting oversight of the Department of Defense. That need for oversight is as great today as it ever was. Waste is alive and very well at the Pentagon. I have a…

last evening I joined many of my Senate colleagues at the White House as the President introduced Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh is one of the most widely respected judges…

tonight the President will announce his nominee for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. That announcement is because of a vacancy created by Justice Kennedy's recent retirement. Justice Kennedy left an important…

over the past few days, the issue of family separation has reached a fever pitch. All you have to do is look at the daily newspapers or cable television, and you know that is true. This is a crisis that has been brewing since the surge of…

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

I ask for your personal commitment to regularly provide me, and the other members of the Senate Finance Committee, updated information about the administration's work on this cross-agency initiative.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time. The bill was read the…

I come here to raise an issue, not with the actual bill we will be voting on today but with language included in a committee report accompanying the bill. The Environmental Protection Agency has reportedly given out unprecedented numbers…

But it seems to me that what is being advocated here is not zero tolerance when it comes to violating immigration laws, but zero enforcement.

Senator Warren and I have long supported the inclusion of medical device identifiers on the Medicare claim form.

The increase in serious antimicrobial drug resistant infections is a critical public health concern and a growing threat to patients.

This law gave companies enhanced tools that encouraged development of new antibiotics and allowed an expedited FDA approval process for antibiotics that treat life-threatening infections.

6 months ago, Congress passed historic tax legislation that fundamentally reformed our Tax Code and provided tax relief to middle-income Americans and also to small business job creators. At the time, many of my colleagues on the other…

It sounds to me like we have a government-run mercantilist economy as opposed to a free-market economy.

Is it the administration's intent to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on all these parts for every country around the world, even if they do not necessarily go into automobiles?