I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cassidy). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 42, nays 57, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 57, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I was happy to yield to the Senator from Virginia because I know this issue of the government shutdown is particularly acute in Virginia and in the State of Maryland, but we feel it all across the United States of America. Just a few…

I thank the Senator from New Hampshire, as well as the Senator from Virginia and my other colleagues who are gathered here. My trek each week to this desk starts in Illinois. It means that for a number of years, I have gone through the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 274 Leg.] YEAS--47 Alexander Barrasso Blunt Boozman Burr Capito Cassidy…

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill ) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Flake). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 71, nays 21, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I would like to take a moment to thank a remarkable woman whose commitment to justice has helped more people in my State and in our Nation than she will probably ever know. Her name is Cathy Hurwit. For the last 20 years, she has served as…

McHenry, IL, lost one of its favorite sons on November 21. Donald Doherty was the mayor of McHenry from 1961 to 1973. He was a county board member for 20 years. He was a husband, a father, grandfather, a veteran of the U.S. Army, 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. 3784 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

let me first say how grateful I am to Senator Grassley for his friendship, No. 1., and his leadership, No. 2. It has been one of the highlights of my Senate experience to work with him on this bill. We trust one another. It reached a point…

let me first acknowledge my good friend and my colleague Chuck Grassley, who has just paid tribute to a member of his staff who has served for more than 30 years. I don't know her personally, but we can tell his words were heartfelt and…

I also wanted to add my comments to what was said earlier by the Democratic leader, Senator Schumer, about our departing colleague Joe Donnelly. We are really going to miss him. We are going to miss all four who are not going to be back…

on a separate subject, this bill, S. 3747, is a bill which is historic. It is 149 pages, and the first 60 are pages that address prison reform. This bill in its entirety has been endorsed by the political spectrum of America. I would say…

I wanted to thank the Senator from Florida for his kind words of encouragement on this criminal justice reform bill that is pending before the Senate. I thank him. I know his personal interest in this subject. I am going to miss his…

at the heart of the amendments being offered by Senators Cotton and Kennedy is an effort to provide notification to crime victims. I spoke to this early this morning, and I think it bears repeating. It is interesting to note that they are…

reserving the right to object, when I spoke to Senator Toomey about this issue, it personally struck a chord with me. I recognize that we have had this same debate in the Appropriations Committee. Its champion in the committee is Senator…

I would like to respond to the statements made by the Senator from Arkansas in terms of the pending business before the Senate. We are close to reaching agreement to bring the underlying bill--the criminal justice reform bill--for a vote…

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. 3776 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that Rachel Rossi, a detailee on my Judiciary Committee staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank the Senator. Yesterday, our colleague Senator Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, came forward and said that his State of Texas and other States are showing that they can reduce recidivism--in other words, committing another crime…

Let me start by joining my colleague, the Democratic leader, in his words about Lamar Alexander--a great Senator and a personal friend, someone I am sorry is going to bring his Senate career to an end in 2 years because he has done so many…

we recently heard a farewell speech from my colleague and friend, Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri. I grew up across the river from St. Louis in the town of East St. Louis, IL, and feel a familiarity with Missouri and St. Louis…

I rise today to address the saddest and one of the most depressing issues of the moment, and that is the drug epidemic that faces America. The reality of this drug epidemic is felt in every corner of this country. There is no suburb too…

today, the Senate is voting on a resolution of disapproval that would rescind a dangerous decision made by the Treasury Department and restore a vital tool in the fight against illegal spending in U.S. elections. In July, the Treasury…