We need to do more than reflect. We need to act. We need to show we care and prevent the next mass shooting, if we can.

earlier today, my friend from South Dakota, the Republican Senator John Thune, came to the floor and discussed the filibuster. It has been a topic of discussion not only this week but even before. I hope that Senator Thune will concede…

the exchange which took place between myself and the junior Senator from Texas has been analyzed from many different directions. The conclusion of CNN based on what he said on the floor and I responded to is as follows: Cruz said ``every…

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. 873 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 125 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper Casey…

I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hickenlooper). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

I announce that the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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. 807 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

let me thank my colleague from Indiana. You can't do better than ``Hoosiers.'' It is one of my favorite movies. It is the story of a small Indiana town beating the big city players, and, if I am not mistaken, my former colleague in 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 was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 807 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

it is flattering when the Republican Senate leader comes to the floor and mentions your name, and Senator McConnell did just that this morning. The issue was the filibuster. Senator McConnell found a quote several years ago where I spoke…

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

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) are necessarily absent.

This is what hitting legislative rock bottom looks like. Today’s filibuster has turned the world’s most deliberative body into one of the world’s most ineffectual bodies.

This is what hitting legislative rock bottom looks like. Today`s filibuster has turned the world`s most deliberative body into one of the world`s most ineffectual bodies.

one floor above this Senate Chamber, near a bank of elevators, sit the marble busts of two leaders of the Ojibwa, or Chippewa, people who came to Washington, DC, in 1855 to sign a treaty with the U.S.Government. The terms of the treaty had…

last week, my friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Texas, came to the floor to speak about two highly qualified nominees seeking senior positions in President Biden's Justice Department--Lisa Monaco and Vanita Gupta. I was pleased…

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. 685 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

Can we reduce carbon on the farm? Can we measure it? Just look at what John is doing.

Ten years ago, I had farm groups visiting my office, as I do to this day, and I asked them if any of them believed that human activity had anything to do with climate change. Not a single hand went up in the room.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair and Ranking Member Boozman, for having this important hearing.

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. 686 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

for 20 years now, I have come to this floor hundreds of times to speak on behalf of the DREAM Act, which I introduced long ago. During that period of time, I have had an occasional vote. I have not been successful in making it the law of…

I had a press conference this Sunday back home in Illinois to talk about what the American Rescue Plan means to our State. It is dramatic. Dramatic. Millions of dollars will be coming to our State to buy vaccines. I can tell you, all…

The statement of the Senator from Texas is just plain false, false. Let me be clear. Undocumented immigrants do not have social security numbers and they do not qualify for stimulus relief checks, period.