I rise to speak about the package of four Illinois district court nominees who are scheduled to receive votes on the floor this week. In my State, Democrats and Republicans have long worked together in a respectful, bipartisan way to…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote that has been scheduled for 11:45 begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Fischer). Are there any other Senators in the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Are there any other Senators…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). Are there any other Senators in…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Romney). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I am going to make a unanimous consent request in a moment, but I would like to preface it by saying what it is about so that as we explain it after the unanimous consent request is objected to, it will be clearer. In the nation of…

this year, Loyola University Chicago celebrates the 150th anniversary of its founding, which occurred on September 5, 1870. Loyola Chicago is a world-class institution with a storied history as a Roman Catholic Jesuit university, a strong…

it has been exactly 90 days since the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to end deportation protection for Dreamers. Dreamers, of course, are young immigrants who came to the United States as children, toddlers, or infants and…

I know the Senator from South Dakota is making the objection on behalf of Senator Lee, and I have been called to do the same thing from time to time. I won't assign any political blame to him, but I will say this is a serious mistake and…

I listened to this debate very carefully because I have great respect for both of the Senators--the Senator from Alaska and the Senator from South Dakota. I have seen both of them operate as effective legislators on the floor of the U.S…

with her permission, I will add a question mark to the end of that statement to the Senator from Alaska, to thank her and warn her that we are coming dangerously close to debating on the floor of the Senate. It almost never happens, and we…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Are there any other Senators in the…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…

In just one moment. I will tell you this: To argue that we need to preserve this is to really discourage anyone from becoming a Member of this body if we are not going to legislate, if we are not going to tackle the real issues of our…

I would love the junior Senator from Massachusetts to address that question himself when he gets his chance on the floor.

I would say to the Senator from South Dakota, thank you. I said earlier, and I meant it--I think you are a good legislator, as are the Senator from Alaska and many others, and given a chance, you prove it. We just don't get the chance…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Murkowski). Are there any other Senators in the…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms…