I thank my colleague from Oklahoma. I could not have said it any better or more effectively than he just did. Like Oklahoma, downstate Illinois has an area of smaller cities and rural towns and smalltown communities. Many of them are lucky…

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 (Mrs. Blackburn). Are there any other Senators in…

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…

I want to thank my colleague and leader on the Democratic side, Senator Schumer, for his specific, articulate, and direct analysis of where we stand today in the Senate. Faced with the worst public health crisis in 100 years, faced with…

last month, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's effort to repeal deportation protections for Dreamers. Those are the young immigrants who came to the United States as children. In an opinion by Chief…

let me thank my colleague, the senior Senator from the State of Georgia, for joining me in this bipartisan effort. We now have some 36 sponsors and cosponsors of this legislation. Immigration can be a divisive issue, but this is an…

I regret the fact that the Senator objected. I am not surprised, but I understand his statement. I do hope that he feels as I do that we should be working in a bipartisan fashion to find an answer to this challenge. I have been working on…

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…

Well, I don't know if I am on my own time at this moment or---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. You are.

I would like to ask another question through the Chair to the Senator from Oregon. Is it not also true that many of these Federal agencies have defined responsibilities and defined areas of jurisdiction? For example, in the city of…

And in this situation, have these Federal agents of some different agency or whatever extended their reach of jurisdiction beyond that Federal protective facility?

Directing another question to the Senator through the Chair. What has been the coordination of this Federal activity with local and State law enforcement in Portland, OR?

Fine. So I will still continue, without objection, with colloquy between myself and the junior Senator from Oregon. Let me say to the Senator that we were concerned at the beginning of this week, because of your experience, with what might…

I announce the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott of Florida)…

I would like to direct a question to the junior Senator from Oregon through the Chair. I thank both my colleagues from Oregon. I especially thank my colleague Senator Merkley, who contacted me last weekend when the situation was unfolding…

what happened in Portland, OR, is unacceptable in the United States of America. We have heard the historical analogies from the senior Senator from Oregon where authoritarian central governments moved into an area and took control. We have…

on June 10, we lost an extraordinary advocate for children and families in Illinois. For more than four decades, Maria Whelan fought to ensure equal access to quality and affordable childcare. Today, we pay tribute to her hard work and…

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. 4314 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I would say to the Senator from Oregon that the Department of Justice made an announcement yesterday that they were, in fact, sending, I assume, a number of Federal agents--150--into Chicago in pursuit of an operation known as Operation…

I read this morning that more Americans have died in the last 3 months than in any 3-month period in the history of the United States. That is a stunning statistic. We are searching the records to make sure that it is an accurate…

I know other Senators are waiting to speak, so I will try to be as concise and brief as possible. I understand the Senator's position. He doesn't want another green card. He believes Members on his side of the aisle don't want an increase…

there is no question that there is a green card backlog for immigrant visas. We issue 140,000 employment- based visas a year and 226,000 family visas. There are some 5 million seeking them. I want to increase the number of green cards. The…

I am expecting the Senator from Utah to come to the floor momentarily to resume debate over an issue which was raised yesterday and suspended to move to a vote that had been previously scheduled. Since this item, this issue, we are…

Just do the math; 140,000 EB visas and 226,000 family visas per year and 5 million people waiting. If you think you can solve this without changing the number of green cards, you can't. You may address it from one angle or another. You may…

in the interest of the moment, I cannot offer my third amendment, but I will say this: It will be back. This is a chance to do something for the children. It is very simple. You know what it is. Let's do this. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…