over the last year, women's reproductive rights have come under a new level of assault. From Alabama to Missouri, to Texas, to Georgia, and beyond, over 300 new restrictions have been proposed in 39 States--bans on abortion as early as 6…

finally, there is a topic I have discussed before--the administration's moves to block access to telecommunications equipment to China's state-controlled and state- backed firms, like Huawei. I firmly back these measures. Our defense, law…

There were investigations going on three weeks ago when we met and he still met with us. But now that he was forced to actually say how he'd pay for it, he had to run away.

finally, on Huawei, there is positive news about an administrative action. I am in full support of what the Commerce Department did on Huawei, and I want to give a shout-out to Google for joining in and urge all other American companies to…

we have two bits of sad news about long- time Senate employees. David Miles Knight, a beloved barber in our barbershop and one of the Senate's master barbers for the last 36 years, lost a lengthy battle with cancer. His most noticeable and…

on disaster relief, millions of Americans have waited long enough for their government to provide relief in the wake of recent natural disasters. We have 1 week left in this work period. This is crunch time. It will be an awful conclusion…

on women's health and a woman's right to choose and the judges we are appointing, the past week marked a low point for our country on the issue of women's reproductive rights. While an overwhelming majority of Americans want to keep Roe v…

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. 1552 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I thank my colleague Senator Casey for, as usual, his thoughtful, erudite, on-the-money remarks--this time about judges. I am going to talk about that in a minute. We see something happening here. We see State after State trying to repeal…

first, I want to thank the Senator from Minnesota--the senior Senator--for all of the great work she has done in working to reduce the high cost of drugs for the American people. The Middle East Madam President, on a much different subject…

I thank my colleague from Iowa for always staying on top of things like this. Mr. President, first, I would like to talk about Police Week. Today we observe Peace Officers Memorial Day, the heart of National Police Week. We all remember…

this morning's New York Times contained a stunning report that President Trump's top national security aid had been presented with a plan that would ``send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or…

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. 1445 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Secretary of State Pompeo will meet with Vladimir Putin tomorrow, and there is something important he must do. The Mueller report, for all its revelations about the President's conduct, also reminded us of things we know to be true and…

on Tuesday afternoon, our country suffered another shooting--this time in Highlands Ranch, CO. It was the second shooting of the week following a weekend where at least 19 people were shot in Baltimore, 16 in St. Louis, and 28 in Chicago…

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. 1412 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I begin this morning with a heavy heart, having heard of the abrupt passing of New York Times journalist Robert Pear. It just so happens that Robert lived on my floor in college during freshman year. While everyone else in those days had…

I ask unanimous consent that I give my remarks under leader time and that the vote occurs immediately after. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have just listened to my friend the majority leader engage in an astounding bit of whitewash--not unexpected but entirely unconvincing. Yes, the Mueller investigation took 2 years, and, yes, it produced a stunning document in the…

on disaster, last week, the city of Davenport in Iowa became the site of the latest national disaster to wreak havoc on our homeland. It has been 8 weeks since the Midwest began battling major flooding, 6 months since the last major…

let me now talk about something related--the legislative graveyard. Leader McConnell says: Let's move on and work together. There hasn't been a single bill put on the floor on issues we can debate, whether it is protecting preexisting…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered.

over the weekend, our friend the distinguished Senator from Wyoming, Mr. Enzi, announced that he wouldn't seek reelection. It is no secret that Senator Enzi and I approach legislation from two very different standpoints, but I have always…

Attorney General Barr's performance in yesterday's Judiciary Committee hearing was abysmal. It raised all types of questions about his willingness to be a faithful steward of the law. Of the several outlandish claims, one stood out. One of…