We were a half step away from a constitutional crisis, a full blown constitutional crisis.

I will tell you I don`t think I`m overstating the case, we were a half-step away from a full blown constitutional crisis.

The president was relentless. As soon as William Barr announced that he found no wholesale fraud in the election results and announced he was leaving, that was when the president of the United States decided to put full-court pressure on…

I want to thank the majority leader for his encouraging and kind words and especially thank my friend and former chair of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Pat Leahy of Vermont, for inviting other colleagues to come to the floor to speak in…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 407 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 78, nays 21, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 404 Ex.] YEAS--78 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 406 Ex.] YEAS--55 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 79, nays 20, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 405 Ex.] YEAS--79 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman Brown…

You remember what happened in Arizona, $5.7 million spent on the Ninja Turtles who were going through all these ballots. And the net result was, more votes for Biden, fewer votes for Trump. So, this notion of voter fraud is a ruse, as far…

I noted that the shadow docket in the Supreme Court was a subject of the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. It is one of those esoteric subjects you wonder if anybody will even notice. We thought it was important enough to talk about it…

let me say at the outset that I will yield the floor if either leader comes. I know they are busy in their offices, and I would be prepared to give them whatever opportunity they need. ____________________

Quite simply, Rahm Emanuel's lifetime of public service has prepared him to speak for America on the global stage.

this week, the Senate will consider Lauren King's nomination for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Ms. King is an incredibly qualified jurist with experience as a lawyer and a judge. If confirmed, she will…

today is the first Monday in October. It is the date that marks the start of a new term for the U.S. Supreme Court. All indications are this term will be of major consequence. The Court has chosen to take up a number of cases that have the…

I listened closely to the speech by the Republican Senate leader, and I have heard statements made over the weekend on television. I think this is a moment where we might consider for just a minute or two a lesson on Senate 101 so there is…

I ask consent to speak as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Debt Ceiling

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 403 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

In his speech, Justice Alito reportedly zeroed in on our Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week and criticized one of the experts who testified, University of Texas law professor Steve Vladeck. He also reportedly criticized an…

He has asked me to carry on for a little bit here. Back to my statement. These are among the momentous issues on the Court's merits docket this term. But the Court has been also very active on another docket, the ``shadow docket.'' Most…

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Washington, DC. To the…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2914 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of…

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. 2908 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

yesterday afternoon, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that long overdue immigration reform could not be included in the budget reconciliation process. I respect the Parliamentarian very much, but I respectfully disagree. The pathway to…

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

more than 680,000 Americans have died from COVID. The majority of these deaths occurred before we had viable, effective, and safe vaccines. Doctors were begging for these vaccines to save lives, and now we have three safe, effective…