This fuels the cartel propaganda that if you step foot on U.S. soil, you can stay.

The situation at the Southwest Border is beyond a crisis.

I'm concerned the administration, in his words, will bumble into war.

Today we have the opportunity to hear more about the National security aspect of this crisis at the border.

I ask unanimous consent that I speak in leader time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

last night, the Defense Department announced that 1,000 additional troops would be deployed to the Middle East. This is the second deployment of 1,000 or more troops in the past 30 days, ostensibly to deal with Iran's increased activity in…

last night, President Donald Trump, in an interview with ABC News, said that if he were offered information about an opponent from a foreign source in the next election, he would take a look at it and might not go to the FBI. I think you…

first, I thank my friend from Virginia for offering this unanimous consent request. I express my severe, severe disappointment in our friends on the Republican side blocking it. The bottom line is very simple. When a President feels it is…

on taxes, a year and a half ago, as the Senate debated the Republican tax bill, the Democrats predicted that giving enormous tax breaks to big corporations and the superrich would not trickle down to working Americans. We predicted then…

now, on a very important topic that affects New York and America, there is the renaming of a ship. The men and women who wear this Nation's uniform are some of the most inspiring people you will ever meet. There is no shortage of stories…

will my colleague kindly yield the floor before I leave? I agree with the first half of his sentence. Joint Resolution of Disapproval

let me thank my dear friend, the senior Senator from Illinois, for the passion, persistence, and intelligence he shows on behalf of the Dreamers, who simply want to be Americans, who have shown their part of the American dream, and whom we…

later this afternoon, the U.S. women's soccer team will begin its quest for another World Cup title with its opening match against Thailand. As the entire Nation cheers them on as they take the field, I want to shine a light today on an…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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. Helicopter…

First, Madam President, on my way coming down to Washington, I heard that a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a building on Seventh Avenue in my hometown of New York City. We are still learning the circumstances of the crash and the…

on the climate, as I have said so many times, no threat poses a greater danger to our planet than that of climate change. The last 5 years have been the warmest on record. There is more carbon dioxide in the air than any point in human…

yesterday on the floor I said I don't believe President Trump will follow through on his threat to impose tariffs on Mexico. Why? First, because the President has a tendency for bluster. There are many examples of the President taking a…

too much of our conversation about migrants seeking to enter at the southern border has to do with what happens when they get here. Not enough of our conversation concerns how we deal with the problems in the countries from which the…

it is with great sadness that last week we learned of the death of our friend and former colleague, Thad Cochran from Mississippi. In nearly 40 years in office, Thad served with a fierceness and loyalty to Mississippi matched only by his…

there is a lot of partisan squabbling that goes on around here. We all know that. Some of it is to be expected. After all, our parties have real disagreements about policy and the direction in which we think the country should go. But…

on infrastructure, yesterday, as everyone knows, Speaker Pelosi and I met with the President and a group of other Senators and Congress Members to discuss the prospects for a bipartisan infrastructure bill. We went to the meeting with high…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 84, nays 9, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 85, nays 8, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

it has been a frightening 2 weeks for tens of millions of Americans who support a woman's freedom to make her own healthcare choices. Actually, if you believe the polls, there are hundreds of millions of Americans in that category…

earlier this month, a report from Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory found that carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere have now reached the highest level in human history--in human history. It was a chilling reminder that the threat from…