as we speak, Attorney General William Barr is testifying before a hearing in front of the Judiciary Committee. There may not be a member of this administration with more to answer for than the current Attorney General, and that is a pretty…

we have now had a day where the Attorney General testified before the Judiciary Committee, and many issues are not resolved because there are great discrepancies based on Mr. Mueller's letter that has been made public--two letters, in…

What a stunning indictment of the Attorney General, whose principal job in all of this was to make sure--to make sure--that he wasn't mischaracterizing or spinning results. This letter shows what an awful, awful Attorney General Mr. Barr…

the Mueller report, released earlier this month, was divided into two sections. One is detailing the concerted and coordinated effort by President Putin to interfere in our Presidential election, an effort the Trump campaign welcomed and…

before I begin the bulk of my remarks, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt condolences to the victims of the shooting on Saturday, in California, when a gunman opened fire in a synagogue during services after yelling…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 minority leader is recognized. Poway…

well, if anyone wonders whether Attorney General Barr is a straight shooter, this week, we got our answer. Yesterday, at the Senate Appropriations Committee, the country saw another disconcerting performance by the Attorney General. In the…

later this week the Senate will vote on the confirmation of David Bernhardt, a longtime lobbyist, to the position of Interior Secretary. An oil and gas lobbyist will be entrusted with our sacred--sacred--inheritance, the great lands of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Democratic leader is…

the watchword in the executive branch today is ``chaos.'' This chaos stems from one source and one source only--President Donald Trump and his extreme agenda--and America is paying the price. Everyone agrees there are issues at the border…

today I wish to start off by just sharing a few words about our former colleague, Senator Fritz Hollings--Ernest F. Hollings, to be precise--of South Carolina. He passed away this weekend at his home in Isle of Palms. With Fritz Hollings…

rather than spend time yesterday on a terribly destructive rules change, Leader McConnell could have focused the Senate on an urgent matter that this Chamber has failed to act on: disaster relief. In a few moments, Senator Leahy and I will…

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. 1044 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

first, let me thank my good friend the Senator from Illinois for those great words. We have had police officers in New York hit the same way. There is a bridge in New York on Southern State Parkway that we named after an officer who died a…

this is a very sad day for the Senate. At a time when Leader McConnell brags about confirming more judges than anyone has done in a very long time, he feels the need to invoke the terribly destructive and disproportionate procedure of the…

the Senate failed to pass emergency relief funding yesterday to help the American families recovering from natural disasters. It failed for one reason--the Republicans removed critical aid for Puerto Rico and other territories from the…

I will be speaking about rules changes in a minute, but I heard my friend from Tennessee when he said we will be faced with a terrible choice. I would simply say that that choice is being foisted on us by Leader McConnell and none other…

I have every confidence that if my friend from Georgia were running the Senate, we wouldn't be in this pickle. I yield to him. H.R. 268

Mr. Barr's public record of bias against the special counsel's inquiry, he is not a neutral observer and is not in a position to make objective determinations about the report.

on Monday the Trump administration doubled down on their assault on American healthcare by supporting an effort to completely eliminate the healthcare law through the courts. People scratched their heads, saying: Are they really doing this…

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. Healthcare

there is so much going on. So I will be addressing several topics today: healthcare, climate change, Mr. Mueller's report, and Puerto Rico. Healthcare Mr. President, two nights ago, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Barr decided…

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. 908 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

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

first, I thank my colleague from Wyoming. Now he knows why I said: ``Bring it on.'' We are finally getting even people like the Senator from Wyoming to admit that climate change is real, that it is caused by human activity, and that we…