Mr. President, in a moment, I am going to talk about the immigration debate we are going to have here. Before I do that, though, I want to recognize that this is Valentine's Day. I happen to be several hundred miles away from my…

Mr. President, I wish to personally thank the Presiding Officer for all the work he has done to come up with what I believe is the right framework for fulfilling the promise to solve and create a viable solution for the DACA population and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 12:01 a.m. on Friday, February 9. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:54 p.m., recessed until Friday, February 9, 2018, at 12:01 a.m. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 102, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 9:30 p.m. today, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1892 with a further…

Mr. President, again, I have the motion before us. I believe the Senator from Kentucky did object to the motion. Just one brief comment. And I thank the Senator from Louisiana for presiding. I know I was supposed to be in the chair 30…

Mr. President, I was talking with the pages earlier asking if they knew what was going on. I am not sure if people watching the debate know what is going on. Let's talk about the mechanics of what is happening right now. We have a measure…

Mr. President, I am here to talk about a vote we will be considering later this afternoon on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. I thank Senator Graham and my fellow cosponsors on the bill. I think it is a very important bill. I…

Mr. President, I just want to reiterate to Federal employees that I fully believe that, just like these dramas in the past, we will fund the government; they will be paid; and I apologize on behalf of those who voted against the CR just a…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. First and foremost, I thank the Federal employees. I thank anybody who works for the Federal Government for all the hard work they do. I also apologize to them on behalf of the actions of some…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I want to go back and talk about the concept of doing our jobs. We have done a lot over the last 12 months. For people to say we haven't done anything--let's go back and talk about the 12…