Ben Sasse

I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Tim Scott, and Marco Rubio. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Sasse and also on behalf of Senator Scott from South Carolina and Mr. Rubio, directed to counsel for the…

farmers and ranchers are in a tough spot. There are a lot of families who are on the edge of bankruptcy in my State and in ag country more broadly. As we get closer to Christmas and to the new year without having a trade deal with Canada…

I come to the floor today to ask each and every Member of Congress to answer this simple question: Is it right for the U.S. Federal Government to get into the business of policing Muslims', Jews', and Christians' religious beliefs, about…

first I would like to associate myself with the comments of my senior Senator about the necessity of the passage of the USMCA. The House of Representatives and the Speaker should schedule that vote immediately. There is clearly…

I request the yeas and nays. 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.

today is a good day for this body, for the State of Nebraska, and for every American who is committed to the rule of law, including our first freedom, which is religious liberty. In a few minutes, we will be voting to confirm Brian…

we are just a few days away from the first official Democratic Presidential debate of the campaign season in Miami, but for anyone paying close attention, the first meaningful debate is actually about only 48 hours away in South Carolina…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until noon today. There being no objection, the Senate, at 10:57 a.m., recessed until 12 noon and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mrs. Fischer)…

I thank my senior Senator, Deb Fischer, for her leadership and drawing attention to the 150th anniversary of the University of Nebraska. Senator Fischer is a tireless champion of our State and of this special university, her alma mater. I…

I ask unanimous consent that the time until 5:30 p.m. today, including quorum calls, be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

over the course of this afternoon, we have heard a whole bunch of things about what is supposedly in this bill. I know that a lot of people who are opposed to this bill, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, sincerely believe…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for less than 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I just listened to the senior Senator from New York--my friend from the gym and the minority leader--deliver some summaries of what he said was in the bill before us, and he implored this body and implored the people watching on C-SPAN to…

With all due respect, Mr. President---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nebraska.

To the Senator from Washington, the bill we are talking about before this body tonight is because New York and Virginia--New York already and Virginia in debate--are having a conversation about removing exactly these protections. This…

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. Without objection, it is so ordered…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:37 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 10 a.m.

thank you. In a few minutes, the U.S. Senate is going to have an opportunity to condemn infanticide. One hundred U.S. Senators are going to have an opportunity to unanimously say the most basic thing imaginable, and that is that it is…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 9, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution. The legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, all time postcloture on S. 1 be considered expired at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

this is gross, what has happened here tonight. We should pass this by unanimous consent. If we continue being unable to pass it by unanimous consent, a lot of us are going to continue to fight for a rollcall vote because it is the right…

I now ask for a second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for the second time on the next…

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 311) to amend…

this place fancies itself the world's greatest deliberative body, but we would be deceiving ourselves if we ignored the biggest debate that has been happening in America over the last 36 hours. A publicly elected official--Governor of one…