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. 4450 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I am disappointed. After all of these months of negotiation and of the emotion, intensity, and feelings that we share for the people who are caught in this backlog, it is a real disappointment that, at the last moment, the Senator from…

I have come to the floor again today to speak about an obscure section of immigration law that has a direct impact on the lives of literally millions of people living and working in the United States. I am here to speak about the plight of…

let me close by saying this. The majority leader comes to the floor regularly and talks about special interests. Perhaps he can explain to us why the Republican proposal for relief for the COVID-19 virus includes a $2 billion allocation…

let me also address for a moment this issue of reopening of schools. There is a debate raging across the country right now about what this autumn will look like for our Nation's schools, the schoolchildren, teachers, and school staff. You…

I want to thank the Senator from New York and thank him for the negotiations he has engaged in. It is nothing short of amazing that the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate comes to the floor of the Senate every morning and criticizes…

I thank the Senator from Utah for his response to my proposal. My staff reviewed his amendment yesterday. We quickly reviewed the language, and I would like to share my reactions. Senator Lee does not include my language to protect…

I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cruz). Are…

in the days since we lost our colleague Congressman John Lewis, many of us have come to the floor to talk about his extraordinary courage and tenacity. At the age of 25--25--he joined 600 civil rights activists to march across the Edmund…

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. 4407 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I have a recommendation for my colleagues in the Senate. I recommend, as the Senator from New York does, that they go home--literally, leave Washington, go home, and meet up with the people who sent them to Washington to work for them. I…

Timothy McCarthy has had an amazing career in law enforcement where he was at the right place when needed. Whether it was protecting Presidents or his hometown of Orland Park, Tim has been where people needed him most. After 48 years, he…

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Heinrich), the Sentor from Vermont (Leahy), and the Senator from Vermont (Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator…

I believe there are pending requests by several Members, and I don't want to try to preempt it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Would the Senator yield the floor?

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are…

I am vice chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. It is an awesome responsibility and assignment. We end up dealing with over 50 percent of the discretionary domestic spending each year in the United States. I work with my…

if you want to know what is wrong with Washington, take a snapshot of this day. Take a snapshot of where we stand at this moment. In the midst of the worst health crisis in American history in 100 years and in the midst of the worst…

to date, America has lost nearly 150,000 people who have died with diseases related to coronavirus. We are quickly approaching 5 million cases of infections in the United States of America. Consider this for a moment. The United States has…

I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or to change their vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cruz). Are there any other Senators in the…

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