when I hear my friend from South Dakota describe the state of the economy, it is amazing how political amnesia can take over on the floor of the Senate Chamber. Do you remember the election of 2008 when Barack Obama was elected President…

I announce that the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 33 Ex.] YEAS--52 Alexander Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy…

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

throughout the country and in the great State of Illinois, a host of environmental issues are plaguing Americans. From air pollution, to groundwater contamination, to the increases in climate change-related harm that we are already facing…

if you are a student of history, the speech you just heard is not a new speech. It is a speech that has been given repeatedly in the Senate Chamber. It was back in the 1930s, when a President named Franklin Delano Roosevelt had an idea…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Romney). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 83, nays 15, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 31…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. McSally). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 84, nays 15, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I rise in opposition to the pending nomination of Eric Miller to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a seat based out of the State of Washington. If the Senate chooses to confirm Mr. Miller, it will be a historic decision…

I listened to the statements of my colleague from South Dakota. I would like to make a suggestion. Since the Republicans are in control of the U.S. Senate, since there is a Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I would…

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

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows…

I arrived in the U.S. Congress in January 1983--a new Congressman from downstate Illinois, the son of an immigrant mother--and I was in awe. Just listen to this list of House Committee chairmen back then: chairman of the Rules Committee…

I rise to speak about the nomination of William Barr to be the next Attorney General of the United States. Mr. Barr has an admirable record of public service in his career. He has dramatically more qualifications and experience than many…

What is the pending business before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Barr nomination is pending before the Senate.

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. McSally). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows…

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

today, the Senate will finish its work on the Natural Resources Management Act. This is a bipartisan package addressing over 100 public lands, natural resources, and water. It will provide protection for a number of historical sites and…

I announce that the Senator from MN (Mrs. KLOBUCHER) and the Senator from MI Mrs. Stavenow) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr. Sullivan). 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), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 66, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 18 Leg.] YEAS--66 Alexander Baldwin Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Blunt Boozman Brown…

last night, most of America was tuned in to the President's State of the Union Address, and I attended it with most of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate. The State of the Union Address is an opportunity for the President, once each year, to…