as I said this morning, and I will repeat it, I don't know what universe my friend is living in. What does he think--that we are all stupid, that the American people are dumb? They are not. They understand what is going on here. We have…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3106 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

These organizations are blasting this Republican conference report because they want real legislation to fund Zika. They call on Congress to pass a bill that ``provides appropriate funding levels for all aspects of Zika response, including…

this morning the Supreme Court issued its final set of rulings for the year for the Court's term. I was pleased with two of the Court's decisions especially. One pertains to women's health and one with keeping guns away from dangerous…

just last month, we marked the 70th anniversary of President Truman's historic promise to mine workers. President Truman promised lifetime health and pension benefits to coal miners in exchange for their continuing the back-breaking work…

here are just a few brief words on the Zika funding matter. This conference report is full of poison pills. I will give you just a few of them. Again, the House Republicans can't help themselves and, of course, the Senate Republicans…

June 25 marked 20 years since the devastating bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. This horrifying and evil act killed 19 U.S. airmen and wounded nearly 500 others, 372 of whom were American. =========================== NOTE…

last week the voters of the United Kingdom stunned the world by voting to exit the European Union. The vote was close, but ultimately the electorate decided to sever the United Kingdom from the European Union, an organization they had been…

yesterday I was privileged to join my Democratic colleagues in the House of Representatives for a protest on the House floor. House Democrats were demanding that Republicans close the terror loophole which allows suspected terrorists to…

the Collins vote, which just took place a few minutes ago, was a vote that was, for lack of a better description, just a show vote. The Collins supporters won. That was their victory, and it is the first time since the historic vote of…

I am glad to see the Presiding Officer is my colleague from Nevada. Yesterday I said Republicans should not play loose with Zika funding. What is Zika? For the first time in recorded history, we have mosquitoes that are causing birth…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a 1-page document prepared by our ranking member on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs at the conclusion of my statement. Mr. President, my friend the…

on another subject, when we have voted on the Collins amendment, we must turn our attention to another critically important matter--addressing the Zika public health crisis. The American people have been waiting since February for…

I am encouraged by the dialogue on gun safety that is taking place in the Senate now. Democrats and Republicans are working together to find solutions to protect Americans from gun violence. The obvious first step is to keep guns and…

last night the Republican leader filed cloture on the McCain amendment. The Republican leader has committed to a Democratic alternative pending to the McCain amendment, and we have one. We have it ready now, and we will have it typed up…

in the aftermath of last week's mass murder in Orlando that took the lives of 49 people, we saw where the American people stand on gun control. We know that gun safety is essential to making us a safer, more secure America. As an example…

we have an epidemic of gun violence. It is here. I wish it weren't, but it is here, and it is getting worse every day. Last week's attack at a popular night club in Orlando, FL, was the deadliest shooting in modern American history. It was…

this Sunday, June 19, is Juneteenth, a day we celebrate each year as a reminder that liberty and justice must reach all corners of our great Nation. On June 19, 1865, nearly 2\1/2\ years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation…

for 14 hours and 50 minutes, beginning late Wednesday morning and ending early Thursday morning, the entire Nation watched as the junior Senator from Connecticut gave our Republican colleagues a lesson in a number of things, not the least…

today marks the fourth anniversary of President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. Four years ago today, President Obama announced that young people-- DREAMers--who do not present a risk to national security may become…

here is a frightening quote from an Al Qaeda spokesman urging would-be terrorists to buy weapons in the United States. This is exactly what he said: America is absolutely awash with easily obtainable firearms. You can go down to a gun show…

throughout history, in times of crisis and tragedy, the American people look to leaders for one thing: leadership. Americans don't want to hear excuses. We don't want to hear self- congratulations, nor do we want to hear scapegoating. It…

before I start my remarks on the subject of the day, I wish to speak about another subject of the day, as Senator McConnell has indicated, George Voinovich. He was a fine man. He died yesterday morning. He was a colleague and a friend. He…

everyone is in a state of shock and sadness today, following the worst mass shooting in modern American history. The facts continue to develop--I had a long conversation with the FBI this morning--but we do know this much. A shooter…

I have been to a few of these rodeos, and I think the only way we are going to get some fairness here is that we do not invoke cloture. As I said, I have been through this a number of times. I think if that happens, people will understand…