the Committee on the Judiciary has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 117th Congress. Pursuant to rules XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Ranking Member Grassley, I ask unanimous…

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

back in 2017, before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19, our Republican colleagues could hardly vote fast enough for a $1.9 trillion tax bill. Most of the benefits of that bill went to the wealthiest people in America--$1.9 trillion in tax…

It's a troubling situation but I've been through this before with other colleagues and I just have to say the investigation should be completed and should be as quickly as possible and credibility given to the charges.

this week America reached a heartbreaking milestone, one that would have seemed unthinkable a year ago. We have now lost more than 500,000 Americans to the COVID-19 pandemic. That is one in every five COVID-19 deaths in the world. We have…

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

a lot of people are familiar with this saying. It goes like this: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night shall [delay] these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. That is the motto of the U.S. Postal…

last week, I was home, as most Members of the Senate were, but I was asked to participate in a Zoom call with two people I highly respect, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Collins, with the National Institutes of Health. While sitting at my…

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

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…

I announce that the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock), is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hassan). Are there any Senators in the Chamber wishing to vote or change his or her vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 67, nays…

I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 92, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 78, nays 21, as follows: [Rollcall…

``More deaths in 2020 than in any year in over a decade.'' That is what the Chicago Sun-Times headline read last week. But this wasn't a story about the coronavirus. It was an article about suicide. There were more suicides by Black…

``Remember this day forever.'' That is what Donald Trump said on January 6, in a tweet to his supporters after they had attacked the U.S. Capitol. I certainly will never forget what happened that day. I will remember the Vice President…

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

today, I would like to recognize the life of an exceptional woman: Karen Lewis. Most remember Karen as the fiery president of the Chicago Teachers Union who led the 2012 strike. Karen always fought for what she believed. She devoted her…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The senior Senator from Illinois.

yesterday would have been John Lewis's 81st birthday. That a fearless young man, who was threatened, jailed, beaten half to death so many times for the cause of love and justice, actually lived to reach the age of 80 seems like a miracle…

It is my privilege to speak in support of a remarkable public servant.

He has given his life to public service, but he had it all made. He is a lifetime appointee to the second highest court in the land. He could have stayed in that capacity to get senior status, and lived a comfortable life.

There are two numbers that tell the story so dramatically. The United States has a little less than 5 percent of the world's population. We have 20 percent of the COVID-19 infections and deaths, four times our population. There's just no…

America should never take it for granted. We have lost a half-a-million. We’re likely to lose more.

We can do better as a nation. And that's what Joe Biden is challenging us to do, to put aside our differences, personal and political, and to really pull together to put an end to this pandemic once and for all.

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