I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania. Several of us came to the floor earlier today to pay tribute to Tim Mitchell in his service to the Senate, which is certainly deserved on this occasion of his 25th anniversary of beginning work here…

I ask through the Chair if the Senator from Nevada will yield for a question.

this has been a big week in Chicago and the Midwest, in fact, across the country, as some 35,000 students who attended ITT Tech have finally come to realize that school is closing and many of them have to assess now what their lives will…

I want to take a few minutes to celebrate the bipartisan passage of this year's Water Resources Development Act. This critically important legislation will help keep our drinking water safe, move goods on Illinois waterways, protect…

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. 3345 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. 3345 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I say through the Chair that I wish to join in. I started my career as a staffer and then as a Parliamentarian so I know what happens behind the scenes is sometimes even more important than what you see on the floor of the Senate. For 25…

not once in the history of America has the Senate refused to give a hearing and a vote to a Presidential nominee to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court--not once--until this moment, a moment in history on the death of Antonin Scalia and…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) would vote ``yea.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in…

This editorial says that this should be an eye opener. This should be an awakening for Congress and for our government. We saw Corinthian go down, another for-profit school. Do you know how much that cost the taxpayers? Over $1 billion…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) would vote ``yea.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Toomey). Are there any other…

What we are discussing is no more marriage than rape is love, or slavery is an employment contract.

First, let me thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. I know they are conscientious and committed to our national defense and security and to the men and women who make it possible. I have listened to their speeches on the…

the single most important thing we can do is keep girls in quality education for as long as possible.

In 2006, 10 years ago, I introduced the bipartisan International Protecting Girls By Preventing Child Marriage Act.

the efforts of Senator Durbin and other champions merit recognition in that regard.

today I want to congratulate a former member of my Senate staff, Margaret Houlihan Smith. Margaret served as my Chicago director and previously as a senior member of my 1996 campaign team. Since 2004, Margaret has served as director of…

both the Republican majority leader and the Republican assistant majority leader have come to the floor to address one issue that is pretty important to them, and it clearly is the focus of their attention. The issue today is the…

my friend and colleague from Texas came to the floor to describe the budget and appropriations process which we face in this session of Congress. Our fiscal year begins October 1, and it is only a few weeks away. Under the orderly course…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia (Mr…

In response through the Chair, the Senator from Florida knows this issue as well as or better than most. He understands the progress that has been made. I am sure he agrees with me that we can do better; we can improve this law. We can…

I would like to thank my colleague from Delaware for joining me yesterday on the steps of the Supreme Court. We had law clerks who had served Judge Garland over the years who spoke in glowing terms about the man's ability to serve. In…

I am going to--I believe I have an opportunity to speak on the floor now on the pending measure as in morning business, but I am going to yield as soon as the Democratic leader comes back, which I expect to be momentarily, and I would ask…

I listened carefully to the statement made by the Republican leader, Senator McConnell, about the Zika crisis we face. I would like to give the Members of the Senate and those who are following this debate an update of what occurred in the…

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) would vote nay. -- The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 46, as…