Cory Booker

People -- five police officers died that day, and I'm just deeply disappointed and angry that that's how he's decided to begin.

his first actions as president haven't done what he promised voters he would do, hasn't lowered the prices of groceries, hasn't made housing more accessible, hasn't created more jobs, hasn't made people's lives easier when it comes to the…

To pardon the person that beat Brian Sicknick from New Jersey, a Capitol Police officer who would later die, succumb to his injuries, is, to me, a horrific act.

This is a stunning dereliction of duty as well as an undermining of our justice system, because these folks were not put in jail by Joe Biden.

I could not help but be under that great dome and not think about four years earlier, where there were these horrific, violent acts taking place, and that he was not there for Joe Biden's inauguration.

Would the Senator yield for one last question. Then I will yield to Senator Lujan for his presentation.

Forgive me, especially with who the Chair is. I am afraid. So I direct that question to the Chair to the person here.

That was the stunning thing: Whom are you for? Are you working for Americans, are you for American families, or are you for the wealthiest of the wealthy? I watched this in slow motion, this disaster for our country economically, when I…

Senator, I came to the floor--or to the Chair, I came to the floor to listen to the good-faith arguments of colleagues about the Trump tax cut. I heard them say they would pay for themselves. This was a mantra I heard over and over again…

I understand that the Senate has received the House message to accompany S. 709. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.

So, here, he writes about his nomination: When my nomination . . . came before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I was prepared to answer any questions about my qualifications, philosophy, or legal issues, [but] I received none. Instead, I…

I ask that the chair lay before the body the House message to accompany S. 709. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 709) entitled…

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate, the question is on adoption of the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 895) was agreed to.

I ask further 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. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The preamble was agreed to. (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in the Record of November 19, 2024…

I understand that the Senate has received the House message to accompany S. 3791. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 3791)…

I ask unanimous consent that 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. (The resolution is printed in today's…

I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 709. I know of no further debate on the motion to concur. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on agreeing to the motion to concur in the House…

I am grateful to stand here tonight. I ask unanimous consent that floor access be granted to my communications director Jeff Giertz, the father of two amazing daughters and whose Christmas card was so moving to me. He should be home with…

I now would like to ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 46. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The…

I have three requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today momentarily, that it recess until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 19; further, that all time during adjournment, recess, morning business, leader remarks, and…

I rise today to give a speech that I have never given before. It is really important that I do it on the Senate floor, but it is like I have never done it before because I am actually giving a speech to two young children who may not watch…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 895 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by…

as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on December 18, 2024, by the President of the United States: Agreement under the United Nations…