last Friday, I visited Heartland Alliance, a nonprofit organization in the city of Chicago, which, for more than two decades, has provided care for immigrant children who are classified as unaccompanied children. The day I visited last…

Mr. Secretary, do you believe NATO is obsolete?

He would continue a regime which has created a state of collapse in the Venezuelan economy.

I told him if he had a sham election, it wouldn't be recognized by any country in the world.

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr. Cassidy). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hoeven). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

I want to take a few minutes to thank Jorge Ramirez for his extraordinary service to the city of Chicago. Earlier this year, Jorge announced that after 12 years at the Chicago Federation of Labor--8 as president--that he will be retiring…

first he came for the Dreamers. It was in September of last year when President Trump announced that he was going to abolish the DACA Program, an Executive order by President Obama that protected 790,000 young people who came forward…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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 Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tillis). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 50, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Ernst). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Hoeven). Are there any other Senators in…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

Your states just changed voter requirements to require the voters to prove with a voter ID, to limit the places where you can vote, to limit the time that you can vote. What has been the incidence of voter fraud in Ohio, in Florida that…

If we spend all our time worrying about making it more difficult for honest American citizens to vote instead of worrying about what the Russians and others are going to do to invade our election system, shame on us.

Voter fraud is an exponentially greater threat than hacking. Exponentially greater.

I rise to highlight a number of important issues related to this year's defense authorization act. Let me begin with a few words about the chairman of the Armed Services Committee. It is fitting that the bill is named after the senior…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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 Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), 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 Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) 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 35, nays 62, as follows…