President Trump's decision yesterday to, basically, exit the United States from this Iran nuclear agreement I believe is not only wrong, but reckless.

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

last month, Peter G. Peterson passed away in his home in Manhattan at the age of 91. He was a rare figure in modern American politics as a true public citizen asking politicians to be fiscally responsible. Peter George Peterson was born…

I would like to recognize a tragic anniversary upon us this month. Four years ago this month, the terrorist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls in the dead of the night from a school in Chibok, Nigeria, where they were taking final exams…

many of us were shocked when the President tweeted that he was deploying the National Guard to the border. The President's claim that we face a crisis at our Southwest border is simply false, and it is particularly ironic when 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. 2785 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Perdue). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 42, as follows…

last Sunday, April 22, marked the 49th Earth Day. Given the Trump administration's reckless assault on the environment, it is frightening to think where we might be on the 50th Earth Day. President Trump hasn't built that ``big…

in honor of April being National Poetry Month, I want to take a few moments to recognize an extraordinary teacher, poet, and Quincy, IL, legend, Dwain ``Doc'' Preston. In the winter of 1936, Doc was born on a farm near Barry, IL. The son…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Senator Durbin, we are grateful for your support in this initiative.

what has happened to the State Department under this administration is almost impossible to imagine. What we are seeing there is a devastation and a decimation of the resources of a great part of our government, one of the most important…

I rise in opposition to the nomination of Kyle Duncan to serve on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Duncan's record shows that he is far outside the judicial mainstream. He has a history of ideological opposition to important civil…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Flake). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr…

It is a disaster. It is an economic disaster where the people of Venezuela stand in line.

We are not going to pay a lot of attention to the budget sent to us by the administration.

This is a transformative act to give a young girl a bicycle.

I guess--I pray you're right, and I hope you're right, and I have no reason to believe you're not correct in what you've just said.

I asked, are the Rohingya the most hated people on earth? He said, I'm afraid they are.

They literally have concentration camps. I visited one in Sittwe, in Myanmar, where some before 4,000 Rohingya have been kept behind barbed wire for 5 years.

The incidents involving the Antietam, Champlain, Fitzgerald, and McCain were wakeup calls.

I thank the majority leader for allowing Senator Whitehouse and myself to conclude today's session. I want first to salute my colleague, Senator Whitehouse, who will be on the floor momentarily. He has come to the floor many times to talk…

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. 2729 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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. 2724 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…