I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: To the Secretary of the Senate: PN2189, the nomination of Rachel Bloomekatz…

I have read and reread the Senator from Kansas's resolution. As best I can determine, it is a declaration of war. For that reason, it should be taken very seriously. He says, in the earliest stages of the preamble, to express the sense of…

I hope that my remarks are even less. I stand in solid support of the accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO. Just a few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to visit Lithuania. It is a country that means a lot to me and my family. I met…

today, the Senate will consider another highly qualified judicial nominee to the Federal bench. We will vote to confirm Judge Elizabeth Hanes to the Eastern District of Virginia. Judge Hanes currently serves as a U.S. magistrate judge in…

this is my first day back in the Senate since I contracted COVID last week. It is good to be back, particularly for a historic week. I am grateful to the healthcare professionals and brilliant scientists who developed the COVID vaccines…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) are necessarily absent.

it is not often one gets to experience and celebrate a living legend. But we have a chance today to do with a member of our Senate family. On February 27, 1984, an important part of the Senate community opened: the Senate Employees Child…

at long last, it is official. Buck O'Neil and Minnie Minoso are finally where they deserve to be: in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. These two remarkable men, who were friends for decades, both started their careers in baseball's…

yesterday, during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I had a chance to share the story of this fallen hero from Chicago, IL. Her name is Ella French. Officer French joined the Chicago Police Department in 2018. A true public…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4624 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I thought that the Republicans wanted to cut taxes, but when it comes to American families' health insurance, they want to raise taxes. Now, why? Well, there is one simple explanation: Barack Obama. You see, it was Barack Obama who came up…

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

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) are necessarily absent.

I want to read this because it tells you the complications that have been created by what seemed like a very simple decision overturning a previous Supreme Court case. This writer, Gina Kolata, wrote an article entitled ``After Roe, Urgent…

like 17 million other Americans, I watched the January 6 committee in its latest session last Thursday night. For 2 hours, I was there watching closely as they presented witnesses and evidence of the obvious. It reminded me that our…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.

we have a great number of holidays each year in America. But is there a more perfect holiday than the Fourth of July? We celebrate the birth of our Nation. We gather with our families for picnics, a trip to the beach, backyard barbecues…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent.

I have nine 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…

now, back to my statement. I came to the floor and heard a speech by the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Now, it wasn't the first. I have heard many, and I listen closely so that I can divine the strategy of Senate…

I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the cloture motion with respect to the Merle nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Not hearing an objection, it is withdrawn. The cloture motion, on the nomination of Natasha C. Merle…

I was on the floor 2 days ago when the Republican Senate leader came to the floor and said something which I still don't quite understand, and I would like to refer to it in a statement.