I sincerely thank my colleagues. This has been a great bipartisan moment on the floor of the Senate for a very important issue. I particularly thank my colleagues from Florida, Senator Rubio; from Maryland, Senator Cardin; from New Jersey…

finally, on infrastructure, as the impeachment inquiry continues, the Democrats in both Chambers continue to do the work of the American people. Just last week, my colleagues in the House discussed a proposal for a very significant…

over the past few days and weeks, reports about the democratic protests in Hong Kong have grown more and more troubling. The authorities in Hong Kong have cracked down violently on some of the protesters, firing hundreds of rounds of tear…

this morning, during the House's impeachment inquiry, the American people will hear more important testimony from LTC Alexander Vindman, of the National Security Council, and from Jennifer Williams, an adviser to the Vice President…

our Republican friends have spent the past several weeks accusing Democrats of being unable to work on serious issues to help the American people because the impeachment inquiry into President Trump is such a distraction. The Republican…

for the past few weeks, including this morning, the Republican leader has amazingly accused the Democrats of being uninterested in making progress for the American people because we are so distracted by the impeachment inquiry into…

I thank my colleague for the interchange, and it will continue. We Democrats will not rest until we get votes, simple votes--not bring the house down--on issues of great consequence with regard to drug prices and the American people while…

I am so glad to be out here today to deal with the issue of reducing prices on drugs for seniors and others. There are so many things we must do. Some are small. Some are large. We want to do all of them. We Democrats know how bad drug…

I thank my colleague for his answers. I would say this: Let him use his power and position as leader to go to the majority leader, who has prevented any debate on anything on drugs to come to the floor, including these two most significant…

Will the Senator support a proposal that is coming out of the House to allow Medicare to negotiate with the drug companies to greatly lower prices? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

Would the Senator support a unanimous consent request so that we could protect people with preexisting conditions, and would he support bringing that to the floor in the same way? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case against the President's decision to cancel DACA, the program that grants legal status to over 600,000 Dreamers who were brought to this country through no fault of their own, who…

if they are worried about an attack, it is not on this President or a previous President. That is the political stunt here, I would say to my friend in Florida. He knows what he is doing. He is trying to stop this from happening. The…

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

this is a diversion. We can all debate history. Maybe Bush was to blame. Maybe Obama was to blame. Who knows. Maybe Harry Truman was to blame when they set up CENTO. That is something we can debate at a later time. We have an immediate…

Senate Democrats had hoped to work with our Republican colleagues this year on a fully bipartisan process. It got off to a great start when the four congressional leaders reached a budget deal over the summer, but it quickly went awry…

it is now several weeks since the President asked our troops to leave a critical sector in northern Syria, and, subsequently, lots of things happened, including at least 100 and probably more ISIS prisoners escaping, an uncertainty as to…

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. 2815 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

before I get into the substance of my remarks on a very serious subject, I want to thank my dear friend from Kansas for his nice words about Johnny Isakson. There is no word short of ``beloved'' that you would affix before Johnny Isakson's…

the House of Representatives continues to interview key witnesses as part of its impeachment inquiry. Each witness has reportedly added details and context to the central focus of the inquiry; that the President allegedly pressured a…

last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a set of procedures to govern its impeachment inquiry, laying out a formal process to examine the facts in a deliberate and fairminded process. Our Republican colleagues keep…

today we come to an inflection point in the appropriations process this year. Leader McConnell has scheduled a vote on the Defense appropriations bill, which comes with a certain irony. A bill that is supposed to provide resources for our…

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. 2755 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

even as we consider the package of appropriations on the floor this week, we must also think about how both parties can reach an agreement on all 12 bills we need to pass before Thanksgiving. It is way past time for Democratic and…

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…