Will the Senator yield for a brief statement? Mr. McCONNELL. If I could say to my friend the Democratic leader, I have one more thing here. Therefore, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of…

in the bitter cold of a North Dakota December yesterday--and it can be cold up there--there was a celebration at Standing Rock. Why? Along the banks of the Missouri River, in this heavy snow, there were hugs and tears of joy and drumming…

before I give my remarks, as I planned, I wish to say a brief word about Senator Alexander, the senior Senator from Tennessee. During my time in Congress, he has always been one of the most pleasant people I have dealt with. He is always…

I am going to give a speech here in a minute regarding Senator Mikulski. But the reason I mention that is I want the record to reflect that Chairman Rogers has been so nice to me whenever we have gone to public events and events dealing…

at times it seems that Democrats and Republicans in the Senate don't agree on very much, but the one thing we all agree on without any exception is this: Our colleague Barbara Mikulski of Maryland can turn a phrase better than anyone else…

I have served in Congress now for 34 years. Throughout that time, I have tried to be pleasant and helpful to my colleagues. I feel very fortunate to have become personally close and friends with Members of Congress from all over this great…

reserving the right to object, the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee, Senator Feinstein, has had some trouble with this. I spoke to her last night. She said to go ahead and let this go. She is totally in agreement now that there…

as the Republican leader mentioned a minute or two ago, the Senate has some important work to do before this Congress can come to a close. One of the pieces of legislation that has to be addressed is the Cures Act, a scaled-back version of…

yesterday an amazing thing happened at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, and it deserves some attention here this morning. I will take just a brief time to talk about that. The students who operate that newspaper made the bold…

this month is Native American Heritage Month. During this month, we honor the contributions of American Indians and also, of course, Alaskan Natives and Hawaiians. We don't have to look very far to see how Native Americans continue…

two days ago I came to the Senate floor and called upon the President-elect to rise to the dignity of his office. I called upon Mr. Trump to take responsibility for his rhetoric and his actions and to work to heal the wounds that he…

I see no one on the floor. So I ask the Chair to tell us the business of the day. ____________________

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The…

election day was tough for a lot of Americans. To say things didn't go the way we wanted on this side of the aisle would be a gross understatement. America is still reeling from this, and there will be even more concern in a few days when…

there were a number of bright spots on election day, but I have to say, without any question, that the one for us was in Nevada. We scored victories everyplace. The Koch brothers came to the State and publicly said: Reid has been hard on…

I would like to say just a few words about Gwen Ifill. It really was too bad that she died at age 61. She was a woman who broke barriers. Every step of her life was something new and inspirational for those around her. I watch the…

I very much appreciate the prayer of Admiral Black. He always does his best to set the tone. I appreciate the tone that he has set this afternoon. I appreciate him and what he does very much. I welcome everyone back. We have been gone…

I have been in politics for five decades. I have not seen anything like what we are seeing today in America. The man who lost the popular vote by 2 million votes is now the President- elect. I will repeat that. A man who lost the election…

what was just entered into the Record are references that are being made. They are awful. They are hateful. They are frightening. They are scary. I invite any of my colleagues to read these horrible acts, and I invite any Senator, Democrat…

He called on Donald Trump to rise to the dignity of the Oval Office and tell the country that he is going to be a unifier there -- in very stark language that we seldom hear on floor of the U.S. Senate.

As long as a champion of racial division is a step away from the Oval Office, it will be impossible to take Trump's efforts to heal the nation seriously. So I say to Donald Trump, take responsibility. Rise to the dignity of the office of…

If Trump is serious about seeking unity, the first thing he should do is rescind his appointment to Steve Bannon. Rescind it. Don't do it. Think about this. Don't do it.

On Wednesday, 7th grade girl awoke feeling frightened being a woman of color in America because Donald Trump was president-elect. If we ignore her voice and other voices, this seventh grader will be left to conclude that we, as a nation…

It is easy to see why the KKK views Trump as their champion when Trump appoints one of the foremost peddlers of white supremacist themes and rhetoric as his top aide.

Through partisan actions, you may have broken the law. In tarring Secretary Clinton with thin innuendo, you overruled long standing tradition and the explicit guidance of your own department.