As a student of history, I am sure the Senator remembers, as I do, the lengthy ordeal when the British came to us before World War II and begged us to come to their assistance, and we waited and we waited. We came up with an alternative…

I would like to ask the Senator through the Chair again: In this circumstance, we have seen the revival, in my estimation, of an alliance which was so important 50 or 60 years ago and now is critical, and that is the NATO alliance. We have…

if I am not mistaken, the Senator is also considering attending the Munich Security Conference.

My last question, of course, relates to the aftermath if we abandon Ukraine. I have a special connection and affection for the Baltic nations as well as Poland, which is so ably represented in the State of Illinois and city of Chicago. We…

I listened to the statements that were made this afternoon on the floor of the Senate, and there were some omissions of fact which need to be reminded to the people who are following. It was 4 months ago when we faced a deadline to come up…

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. 3757 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

after I complete my remarks, the following is going to be the schedule of speakers on the floor before the rollcall vote. It is a bipartisan agreement. I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks, the following Senators be permitted…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Amy M. Baggio to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Judge Baggio received her B.A., cum laude, from Wake Forest University and her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. After law…

I was saddened to learn last week of the passing of a trailblazing former member of our Senate family. Senator Jean Carnahan was the first woman ever to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate. She was appointed to the Senate in December…

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. 3736 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms…

I am heartened and encouraged that there is finally a bipartisan agreement to provide Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan critical funding to meet their urgent national security and humanitarian needs. It should have happened months ago, but…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Joseph Laroski to the U.S. Court of International Trade. Mr. Laroski earned his B.S.F.S. from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law…

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

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. 3727 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Lisa Wang to the U.S. Court of International Trade. Ms. Wang attended Cornell University and the Georgetown University Law Center before entering private practice in Washington, DC, as an…

I announce that the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) are necessarily absent.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Kirk Sherriff to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Born in Berkeley, CA, Mr. Sherriff received his B.A. from Columbia College at Columbia University and his J.D. from…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Karoline Mehalchick to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Mehalchick received her B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. from Tulane Law School before…

tomorrow, our Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a landmark hearing. For the first time, the CEOs of five Big Tech companies will testify about the crisis of online child sexual exploitation. This continues our committee's bipartisan…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Joshua Kolar to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. After receiving his B.A. and J.D. from Northwestern University, Judge Kolar worked in private practice and…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin, (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) are necessarily absent.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Gretchen S. Lund to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Born in Elkhart, IN, Judge Lund earned her B.A., cum laude, from Butler University and her J.D., summa cum…

there are a few things that are more important to a nation's economy than its infrastructure. Most Americans rely on public transport to get from point A to point B. Passenger rail plays an important role in that responsibility. That is…