in reserving the right to object, I come to the floor to, first, compliment Senator Durbin on his remarkable story and his family's story about legal immigration to this country. It is something I support. I think we should all consider it…

I come to talk about another issue of immigration that concerns me in North Carolina, and I think it is something about which every American should be concerned. It is the sanctuary policies that have been implemented in counties and…

maybe just to add another chapter to that story, first, we did have a hearing on this bill about 2 weeks ago in Judiciary. That is the first step before you move to a markup. I will be asking for a markup on this bill because I think it is…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for a period of 5 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

and those who were watching during the opening prayer, that was Pastor Andrew Brunson from North Carolina. This month marks a year since Pastor Brunson was released from a Turkish prison. Norine, his wife, is in the Gallery as well. They…

I come before you, first and foremost, to thank Senator Inhofe for his great leadership as the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a special thanks to the staff who are working very, very hard to process the hundreds of…

I want to congratulate Michael B. East on his confirmation to the position of United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Mr. East has served as a dedicated law enforcement officer for over 28 years in North Carolina…

I would like to congratulate Mr. Kenneth D. Bell on his confirmation to serve as the United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. Mr. Bell has a distinguished record of serving North Carolina, and he is an…

while my friend and colleague from Alaska is still on the floor, I want to thank him for his many years of service as a marine. I am here to talk about North Carolina and Military Appreciation Month. We have a special relationship with…

I ask unanimous consent that Sydney Fincher, a member of my staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I come here with a heavy heart. On April 30, at 4:40 p.m., a shooting occurred in the Kennedy Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It is a college campus. It is only about 15 minutes from my house. The…

yesterday, we had what I believe will be viewed as a historic hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is a committee I have been on for now about 4\1/2\ years. The Attorney General, Mr. Barr, came before the committee to answer…

Judge James C. Fox, who served as a Federal District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina for more than 35 years, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the age of 90. Judge Fox was born on November 6, 1928, in…

I want to speak briefly about a historic day, April 4. It was the day the agreement in Washington was signed to create the NATO alliance after the Second World War. I want to start by repeating what President Truman said on that day. He…

Thank you, Madam President. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

a few weeks ago, I was talking with my staff, in advance of the President issuing the emergency order, and I told them I wanted to put together an op-ed to really express two things; one, my concern with the manner in which funds were…

I ask unanimous consent that I have up to 5 minutes to make comments on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I come to the floor today to talk about what I believe is a real crisis at the southern border. I think there is even a case to be made that we have challenges at the northern border, but I want to focus on what the narrative here in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Romney). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I come to the floor to join my colleagues in expressing concern over the maybe well-intended but poorly constructed policy in the Green New Deal. First, I want to start by saying I have no intention of yielding until the end of my remarks…

I will state for any other Members who come in that I have no intention of yielding. And in my time, in the 4 years I have been here, it has never occurred to me to interrupt in the way that we have been interrupted here, but maybe that…

Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina has made it very clear that he will not yield until he is finished.

I come to the floor to thank my colleagues who voted and who will be voting to move forward the nomination of Allison Joan Rushing to be the U.S. Circuit Court judge for the Fourth Circuit. Ms. Rushing has a great history in North…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my comments before the vote. I expect it to take not more than about 3 or 4 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…