Dick Durbin: “Thank you. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore.…”

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

We ask that you immediately provide all committee records that you have withheld, commit to fully complying with Senate Rules XXVI and XXVII going forward, and apologize to Mr. Smith on behalf of the Committee.

Transferring immigrants to Guantánamo Bay is simply unlawful, and worse yet, inhumane.

The lowering of the FBI's hiring standards "threaten[s] to undermine the work of the FBI and pose a grave risk to the Bureau's integrity.