Ben Cardin: “As you know, we also manage the firearms check program for the FBI as well, and that is also a prohibiting factor for…”

in a moment, I am going to be making a unanimous consent request. I am going to wait for Senator Grassley to be on the floor. Let me just, if I might, explain what the unanimous consent will be. It deals with H.R. 766. I am a proud sponsor…

I come to the floor today to say good-bye, as difficult as this may be. Marylanders have trusted me to represent them for 20 years in the Maryland General Assembly, 8 years as speaker of the house, 20 years in the House of Representatives…

I come to the floor today to introduce legislation that's essential for securing America's leadership in the defining geopolitical challenge of our time. Days from now, I will conclude my service as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations…

we are going to do something about this.