The same spirit of unity that marked our response in the weeks and months after 9/11 should also infuse our response to Russian attacks.

Congress crafted these tough Russia sanctions, enacted last August with only two dissenting votes in the Senate.

Our Government needs to speak with one voice.

If you continue cyberattacks against us, you and your Government will pay a heavy economic, diplomatic, and political price.

What will it take to actually deter Putin, by sharply increasing the price he must pay for them?

I think think tanks should be part of that conversation, just like the 9/11 Commission.

I rise today in support of Elad Roisman, who has been nominated to serve on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On June 1, 2018, President Trump announced his intention to nominate Elad to be the Commissioner of the Securities and…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Elad Roisman

I, too, appreciate deeply the work that the ABA does and the ratings and reviews that it gives on all of our candidates.

Judge Kavanaugh is impeccably credentialed, conventionally conservative, and less likely than other short-listed judges to overturn landmark culture war case law.

there is a concern among many Members of Congress that Congress has delegated too much of its responsibility to the executive branch.

The question is whether the ABA, or anybody for that matter, should be giving a blackball and be able to prohibit or ban a candidate from being considered by this Committee if it does not give it its approval.

The next few days will prove insightful as we discuss with Judge Kavanaugh for the public to hear in his own words the proper role of the judge in our constitutional system.

the editorial board is strongly inclined to support Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation.

I personally do not want to see the executive branch making law without involvement of Congress to the maximum extent possible.

I believe it is something where both a strong economy and a strong environment can be achieved.

It is important for America to know that your attitude is that strong on this.

We immediately and thoroughly investigated every witness that has been identified to us.

I want to talk to you about western States issues.

This Committee has the authority to do it, and this Committee does it, and this Committee has done it.

The Democratic Members of the Committee refused to participate in that investigation.

Those who want to try to create the impression that you are an outlier have to use that last 3 percent.

I rise in support of the nomination of the Honorable Richard Clarida to be a member and Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Clarida has a breadth of private sector, government, and academic experience…

today, I wish to salute Ken Flanz, my longtime legislative director and senior-most legislative policy adviser who is retiring from the Senate, for his nearly 30 years of devoted congressional service. Next month, he joins his loving wife…

I rise to speak about the President's nomination of appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. On July 9, President Trump announced his selection of Judge Kavanaugh to be the 114th Justice…