I would like to honor the memory of SGT Felix Norat and his wife, Maria, two remarkable New Yorkers who were interred at Arlington National Cemetery last week. Sergeant Norat was a WWII veteran who served in the Army's 45th Infantry…

I want to thank my colleague from Florida for his leadership on this issue and the Senators from Nevada and Illinois for their great questions illuminating us. I am just going to sum up here in a minute. If the Republican leader wants to…

I come to the floor today to honor a beloved U.S. Air Force hero, COL Thomas E. Schaefer, who sadly passed away on May 31. In 1979, Colonel Schaefer was among those taken hostage in Iran while serving as a senior military attache to the…

I am here to speak on the Koch brothers, but first I want to say briefly to my good friend from Alaska: Instead of playing political games, if he wants to pass a defense bill, we all know what has to be done in a bipartisan way. You don't…

on rollcall vote No. 122, I voted nay. It was my intention to vote yea. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome of the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Would the majority leader yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader has made a motion. The Senator from New York.

So once the majority leader strikes everything but the title about whatever it was, the words ``Planned Parenthood'' will not appear in the bill before us at all; is that correct? Mr. McCONNELL. Yes. My understanding is it will not be in…

Would the majority leader yield for a question? Mr. McCONNELL. I will be happy to yield to the Senator from New York.

I rise because I want to share a few words on the Zika component of the conference report on the MILCON-VA appropriations bill, which will be on the floor shortly. Unfortunately, but maybe not surprisingly, my friends on the other side of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 4858

I see that my colleague, who has worked so hard on this, is waiting. So I will be very brief. Ever since the senseless tragedy in Orlando, Senate Democrats have been trying to get this body to deal with the issue of gun safety in America…

I just came from the Sandy Hook Promise Dinner, a dinner put together by the parents in his State. These are family members who have lost loved ones in that horrible tragedy of Sandy Hook. They were so inspired by the actions of their two…

I have one other question, if I might, Mr. President, for the Senator from Connecticut, and then we want to hear what the Senator from West Virginia has to say. He has been a courageous leader on this issue. There is some talk on both…

That the compromise that is built around what the Senator from Texas has proposed--which says that you have to go to court to prove that the person might be a terrorist, and after 3 days they can get a gun, and that no court proceeding…

First, I thank my colleague from Florida for that amazing presentation. I thank my colleagues from Connecticut and New Jersey for the amazing job they have done in making sure they do everything they can, using the procedures of this body…

I thank my colleague and agree with him completely and look forward to the questions from the Senator from West Virginia.

The lack of certainty for these technologies is creating market distortions that will drive capital out of these technologies.

I care very much about fuel cells being left out of the section 48 package.

Let's not cling to yesteryear like the naysayers who saw the first automobiles hit the road a century ago and said, 'No, the horse is here to stay.'

I think it's important that we support an all-of-the-above energy strategy.

I just do not get why corporations that give money should not tell their shareholders.

your priorities are out of line with what corporate America needs and America needs.

I think you are hurting America.

The money that is pouring in is unprecedented and it is undisclosed.

A few powerful people can send cascades of money into our system.