Winston Churchill is often credited with the apocryphal quote that ``we sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.'' This is still true, but the 21st century has…

More than 90 percent of all the intelligence and national security challenges the American people and our troops face around the world, more than 90 percent of them originate in the five bad guy category.

I rise today to speak at some length, if time will permit me, about the same subject my friend from Washington State so eloquently addressed. My colleagues know that although when I speak, I sometimes get very passionate, I have not very…

the debate about the legislative filibuster is not a debate about S. 1 or S. 101 or S. 901. No, this is a debate about nothing less than the nature and durability of American self- government. Quite apart from the wrestling over which…

I ask unanimous consent that I and then, after me, Senators Leahy and Peters be allowed to complete our remarks in their entirety before the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask for the yeas and nays. Senator Schatz and I add up to 22. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent for the Record to note that the junior Senator from New Jersey is very dramatic in the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Absolutely, without objection. Actually, I note one objection from the junior Senator from New…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Nebraska.

I ask unanimous consent to begin the vote now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. I am sorry I might have seen an objection from the Senator. No, there is no objection. Without objection, it is so ordered.

A lot of us are worried about the climate lies that are going to come from China.

Chairman Xi Jinping is going to lie about what they will do on climate.

I mean, if you look at polling in the short term, it surely appears that way. I think there’s a whole bunch of stuff. The party of Lincoln and Reagan needs to do to persuade people. We have a 2030 agenda, not a 30 minute Twitter agenda.

Let`s be clear, the anger in the state party has never been about me violating principle or abandoning conservative policy. I`m one of the most conservative voters in the Senate. The anger has always been simply about me not bending the…

As this was unfolding on television, Donald Trump was walking around the White House confused about why other people on his team weren`t as excited as he was as you had rioters pushing against Capitol Police trying to get into the building.

The anger has always been simply about me not bending the knee to one guy. I still believe as you used to, that politics isn’t about the weird worship of one dude.

You are welcome to censure me again, but let`s be clear about why this is happening. It`s because I still believe as you used to, that politics isn`t about the weird worship of one dude.

Pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for the purposes of Senate…

I call up my amendment No. 192 and ask that it be reported by number, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nebraska [Mr. Sasse], for…

we are doing a lot of red versus blue jersey stuff today. Until about 2 a.m., it is going to be mostly straight partisan votes. It would be good for us to find some common ground, and this amendment is an opportunity to do that. This…

The anger in the state party has never been about me violating principle or abandoning conservative policy. I'm one of the most conservative voters in the Senate.

But it`s not me. Personality cults aren`t conservative. Conspiracy theories aren`t conservative. Lying that an election has been stolen, it`s not conservative. Acting like politics is a religion, it isn`t conservative. Let`s be clear about…

Personality cults aren't conservative.

When Trump leaves office, my party faces a choice. We can dedicate ourselves to defending the Constitution or we can be a party of conspiracy theories, cable news, fantasies, and the ruin that comes with them.

the number one long-term geopolitical threat the United States faces, not just in the next 4 years but probably in the next 4 decades, is the Chinese Communist Party.

It isn't a policy priority; it needs to be the policy priority.