I thank my colleague from Missouri. I will tell you that he set a standard. I hope that both parties will agree that this is the starting point. For every year's budget, the starting point is at least a 5-percent real growth increase in…

Reserving the right to object, because of the decision last night of the President of the United States to terminate the Director of the FBI and the questions that has raised, we gathered together--the Democratic Senators--on the floor and…

this is a photograph taken today of our President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. This photograph was taken in the Oval Office today, where President Trump met with Mr. Lavrov. The meeting was closed to the…

If you're in the Trump White House and you know that they're looking for collusion by members of the Trump campaign, it's pretty clear they're on hot pursuit when they're asking for more resources for investigation.

this weekend we saw a peaceful democratic election in France, one of our key Western allies in the bedrock of European stability after two terrible wars in the last century. What happened just before the Sunday election in France? There…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Alaska.

the termination and removal of James Comey as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation raises a critical question as to whether the FBI investigation of Russian interference in the last Presidential campaign will continue and…

I wish to express concern with President Trump's nominee to serve as next Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, FDA. The FDA Commissioner is responsible for overseeing our Federal agency tasked with protecting and promoting the…

The question that comes to my mind, Vladimir Putin is developing some pretty effective tools for undermining democracy.

There's no subtlety in Vladimir Putin's goal to undermine the democracy of the United States and other Western leaders.

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lankford). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 41, as follows…

If I could follow through on the 21st Century toolbox, what we're learning in campaigns trying to win the hearts and minds of a majority in each of our States is that you better be on top of social media.

Today, Mr. President, I want to honor my friend Michael ``Mickey'' Goral. For nearly four decades, Mickey has held elected office in Rockford, the county seat of Winnebago County, IL. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with him…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 76, nays 22, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

House Republicans have revived their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. As a reminder, the original effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act--characterized by some as the TrumpCare bill--was so unpopular that it had to be withdrawn…

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

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

we know what open season means when it comes to these students. Gilbert Caro of Chicago can tell us. He was profiled in the Chicago Tribune article that I mentioned. Gilbert received his master of business administration degree from DeVry…

20 years ago, when I was elected to the U.S. Senate, a group of people came to me and asked me to sponsor a bill. It was a bill that had been sponsored many times by Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey. He retired shortly before I arrived…

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

I rise to thank my colleague for her first speech. The first speech given on the floor of the Senate is a memorable occasion for not only my colleague but for the staff, friends, and family who have followed this amazing story of Tammy…

I will yield the floor if the Democratic leader arrives, but until his arrival, I would like to do two things-- first, join in the comments made by the majority leader, Senator McConnell, relative to the Holocaust remembrance. This is the…

We are still facing the real prospect of a continuing resolution, which is a wasteful, counterproductive effort by this congress.

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