I have introduced legislation with Senator Rubio (S.54, the Strengthening America's Health Care Readiness Act), to test a pilot program that provides supplemental loan repayment for NHSC alumni who continue to practice in a shortage area.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The majority whip is recognized.

one of the major responsibilities of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which I chair, is the selection of judges to serve our Nation. It is important not only because it is a question of measuring their standards of integrity, honesty, and…

President Biden's American Rescue Plan included a provision I authored with Senator Rubio to provide $1 billion in loan repayment and new scholarship awards to the National Health Service and Nurse Corps.

for over a year now, people worldwide have experienced immeasurable pain, suffering, and loss. This pandemic has tested each and every one of us in ways that we didn't know possible. But perhaps no one has been more tested than our…

That is a serious violation of seriously important Justice Department policies.

So when you hear catch and release, that we're grabbing all these people at the border, bringing them to the United States, turning them loose with a court date that they pay no attention to, it's not true, not true, not even close to…

imagine this: In one of the great nations of the world, there is a controversy over transition of power, the peaceful transfer of power. And in this country, those who are about to lose power are concerned--so concerned that their backers…

They're showing up for their court hearings because they want to be part of this country and think they have a valid asylum plea.

Can you give me your assurance, as you've been asked by Senator Leahy and others, that this will be a high priority to protect those men and women and their families whose lives are at risk because they were willing to stand up on our side?

There's this notion, catch and release, that somehow these people are processed at the border, given a hearing date, turned loose in the United States and start swimming in this vast ocean of this country and are never reported from again…

If a government of Afghanistan emerges as a result of force or if a future Afghanistan does not respect the basic rights that have been established for its people, including women and girls, it's safe to say that that Afghanistan will be a…

I'm all for looking at our immigration policy and there are lots of weaknesses and things that need to be changed.

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand in recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 2:51 a.m., recessed until Friday, May 28, 2021, at 9 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 9 a.m., Friday, May 28; that following the prayer and pledge, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; and finally…

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. 1903 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I have 8 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…

last week, something happened here in the Capitol which was unique. I am not sure it has ever happened before. It was reported that an anonymous group of Capitol Police officers published an open letter to Members of Congress. I have been…

I have 10 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…

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. 1860 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I rise at this moment to oppose the amendment that is going to be offered by my colleague and friend from Louisiana Senator Kennedy. This amendment would endanger the lives of thousands, if not millions, of innocent people and prolong this…

I ask unanimous consent the remaining votes tonight be 10-minute votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

there is one fundamental flaw in what you have just heard from Senator Kennedy, and let me read it to you: The United States retains the right to refuse to purchase special drawing rights from any [country]. It is voluntary--it is up to us…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…