there are parts of this letter which I find incredible. We received it late last night. As I mentioned before, Harlan Crow, the Texas billionaire who gave hundreds of thousands of dollars of undisclosed gifts to this Supreme Court Justice…
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I said they selectively misled. I didn't say, whatever you just said, feloniously.
The people who were appointed to the Supreme Court by the Trump administration were precleared for one purpose: to overrule Roe v. Wade.
There's a lot of things said about immigration by politicians these days, but I hope that we'll have some honest reflection.
There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship. This should be a pathway.
The Pentagon is facing the most challenging recruitment environment in 50 years.
I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.
I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 135 Leg.] YEAS--52 Barrasso Blackburn…
The Pentagon is facing the most challenging recruitment environment in 50 years.
this is a historic day in the annals of the U.S. Senate because we are faced with a critical role as to whether we can pass the bipartisan compromise on spending or default on our debt for the first time in history, whether we will fail as…
we had a hearing this week in the Committee on the Judiciary. We had a grower from South Carolina, a guest of Senator Graham. He professes to be the second largest peach grower in America. I asked him point-blank: If you had E-Verify on…
There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship. This should be a pathway.
We have 780,000 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country, where they grew up.
We have 780,000 DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country, where they grew up.
It's a national security risk. Our shortage of farm and food workers has forced us to rely on other countries to meet our food needs.
I believe, based on my impression of your performance today, that you are in it for the right reasons.
There is an obstacle, Congress. We have not given them a pathway to citizenship.
We have 780,000 DACA recipients, people who are protected under DACA, many of whom want to serve this country.
For more than three decades, Congress has failed to modernize our Nation's immigration system.
Congress should also provide them with a path of permanent residents immediately.





