the Republican majority seems to have a whole lot of time to push rightwing judges. That is what they want to do next week. And both of the judges that they nominate--to show the hypocrisy of those who talk about wanting to help and…

yesterday at the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, TX, a funeral service was held in honor of the life of George Floyd, whose death has moved hundreds of thousands of people across America and around the world to peacefully march…

the gentleman from Arkansas has made my point. He talks about business as usual. This is not business as usual. The typical rhetoric, the kind of avoiding action which has been so, so endemic in this Republican Party is showing itself…

as the gentleman heard, we need action, not rhetoric. That is the objection because we believe that too many on that side of the aisle will not want to act and, therefore, for them to be content with rhetoric will not serve any good…

there are millions of people in America marching in the streets to reform our police practices, to ask for equality, to ask for racial justice. We have seen in the savage death of George Floyd, we have seen with Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader is recognized Justice in…

Reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader is recognized.

as protests over the death of George Floyd continue, House and Senate Democrats came together yesterday to unveil sweeping reforms to our Nation's police departments. The Justice in Policing Act was not only a response to the recent…

now, ``Equal Justice Under Law''--those words are etched in stone above the doors of the Supreme Court, a bedrock principle of the American system. These past few weeks have been a searing reminder of how that principle does not reflect…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of The Democratic Leader The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader is recognized. Protests

a short time ago, in conjunction with the memorial service being held today in Minnesota for George Floyd, I joined the rest of the Democratic caucus in Emancipation Hall to recognize a moment of silence in honor of his memory as well as…

in a moment I will ask unanimous consent to pass legislation that makes urgently needed reforms to the PPP to make the program much more functional for all--underline ``all''--small businesses. Let me just name a few of the changes. First…

this is a very good day because very much needed improvements to the PPP program will now pass the Senate as they passed the House, 417 to 1. The PPP program is desperately needed by small business, and it was not in the original proposal…

I respect the good faith and sincerity in my colleague from Wisconsin. I would say this: If we change this bill and then go to conference with the House, we risk too much delay. We should move the bill now. We are willing to, certainly…

let me thank my colleagues from Maryland and New Hampshire for their eloquence. Again, we need to act now. We have waited long enough to make these changes. The House passed them 417 to 1. There may be changes people want to make, but I…

this has been a very difficult week after what has been a very difficult few months. A nation, beleaguered by disease and economic depression, has once again come face-to-face with the racial injustice that infects our society. The death…

I thank my colleague. I would simply say that it seems to me he has it a little backward. We should pass this bill and then work on the changes--not hold this bill up. Who knows what can happen? Maybe it will happen today; maybe it will…

if my friend from Wisconsin is willing to delay the other changes he wants and try to work those out, it would make eminent sense to delay this one, as well, and try to work that out and pass this bill. You never know what happens. We…

it is very simple why the Republican leader objected to our resolution and offers this one instead. It is because they do not want to condemn what the President did, though every fair-minded American of any political party would. We…

first I would thank my friend and colleague, the senior Senator from Minnesota, for her eloquent, passionate words that tell the story of how she has done so much good and is working so hard to heal the wounds of Minnesota. We all…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader is recognized. Protests

I just finished watching Joe Biden's speech to the Nation. President Trump, watch Joe Biden's speech. That is what real leadership looks like. Now, it is difficult to express the moment we find ourselves in. Our country has been hit by a…

1 week ago today, a White police officer in Minneapolis, MN, knelt on the neck of an African-American man named George Floyd, pinning him to the ground for over 8 minutes as he pled for his life. The officer callously refused to heed those…

one unfortunate side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is that we have become accustomed to the recitation of grim statistics. The United States now leads the world in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus with more than 1.5…

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. 3832 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…