I listened as the Republican leader came to the floor and announced the business of the Senate for this week. Highlighted in the business will be tax treaties--tax treaties with Spain, Switzerland, Japan, and Luxembourg. According to the…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

The net result of this has been the announcement by the administration that, come Sunday, we will see mass arrests and deportations in this country. Reports from the New York Times are that thousands will be rounded up, arrested, and…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the…

I want to thank my colleague and friend, the Democratic leader, Senator Schumer, for raising the issues of immigration. We are at a moment in the history of this country that I am sure will be reviewed and reflected upon for many…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), 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. 2106 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I was necessarily absent for votes Nos. 202 and 203. Had I been present, I would have voted nay on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Peter C. Wright to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental…

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. 2103 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

just a few minutes ago, four young people from the State of Illinois visited my office. They were a variety of different ages, from 10 years of age to the age of 17. They all came because they had a similar life experience, and they wanted…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. prescription drug costs

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), are…

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. McSally). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and…

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

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

if you are a baseball fan, and many of us are, this is a big day--the day of the All-Star game. I would like to spend just a few moments reflecting on an important issue for the fans of baseball across America. Thirty-five million people…

this week, the Republican leader, Senator McConnell, has scheduled a vote on a nominee to fill a Ninth Circuit seat based in California. But the nominee, Daniel Bress, is a Washington, DC, lawyer who has only lived in California for 1 year…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), are…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 40, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 189 Leg.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper Casey…

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are…