I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 11; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 415, Martin O'Malley, of Maryland, to be…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senators Lee, Sullivan, and Gillibrand. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have three requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I want to first rise to congratulate my colleague from Iowa. I am glad that he has told the story for all to hear about Medicare Part D and the benefits that he has brought to his State and mine and to the Nation. It was a remarkable…

it is pretty well-known by Members of Congress--but it bears repeating--that on October 7, an atrocity occurred. The innocent people living in Israel were attacked by Hamas terrorists. What happened during the course of that attack is not…

on a different subject matter completely, I want to explain a bill that I have introduced that is so controversial that when you go to the airport here in Washington, DC, they have billboards flashing about how dangerous this bill is. Let…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 492, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

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. 3416 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I thank Senator Shaheen. In reserving the right to object, in 1978, before I was elected to Congress, I had the opportunity to take a trip to the Soviet Union and spend 3 weeks there. I saw a lot. In addition to the visits to Russia and…

I thank Senator Schumer for his remarks. Imagine, if you will a family event that you look forward to each year. That was the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, IL. Highland Park, a leafy suburb of Chicago, is a wonderful community…

I have come to the floor many times to voice my frustration with the timid, ineffective job by the Food and Drug Administration in protecting American children and consumers from Big Tobacco. With new threats like vaping, the FDA has…

36 years ago, President Ronald Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate that separated East from West Berlin. He said to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union: Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall. Only a few years…

today the Senate will vote to confirm Loren L. AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born in Baltimore, MD, Judge AliKhan earned her J.D., magna cum laude, at the Georgetown University Law Center. She also…

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. 3404 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Irma Carrillo Ramirez to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Born in Brownfield, TX, Judge Ramirez received her B.A. from West Texas State University and her J.D. from the Southern…

in the depths of World War II raging in Europe, a group of people decided to charter a ship and come to the United States. They were Jewish people from European countries. The ship was known as the USS St. Louis. It went to the port in…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Shanlyn A.S. Park to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai'i. Born in Honolulu, HI, Judge Park received her B.A., cum laude, from Chaminade University in 1991 and her J.D. from the…

I urge every single one of them to sit down with the White House and see if they can find some common ground for these nominations.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Jamel Semper to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Semper attended Hampton University and Rutgers Law School before clerking for Judge Harold Fullilove on the Essex County…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Micah Smith to the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii. Mr. Smith attended Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School before completing two prestigious clerkships--first…

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. 3356 To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the…

I urge every single one of them to sit down with the White House and see if they can find some common ground for these nominations.

I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 57, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 319 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. Res. 476, S. Res. 477, and S. Res. 478. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en bloc.