I want to open with a few words on the announcement from China by DeepSeek. Today's announcement from China has been called AI's ``Sputnik moment'' for America. This announcement is precisely why I made AI a top priority in the last…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

This is cruelty. This is lawlessness. This is a heist done on a national scale.

headed in the wrong direction

today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Kristi Noem. I am voting no today. There are obvious and bipartisan solutions to fix the mess at our border and to greatly improve our immigration system. Those solutions include the…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from…

Well, Mr. President, yesterday, 51 Republican Senators voted to advance one of the most erratic, unqualified, and unfit Cabinet nominees we have ever seen in modern times. Pete Hegseth is possibly just a few hours away from becoming the…

today, the Senate will hold votes on two pivotal Cabinet nominees. First, we will vote to advance the nomination of John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA Director. I will respectfully vote no, not because of our political difference, which, of…

if there was one word--one word--that should never, ever describe a Secretary of Defense, it is ``erratic,'' but that is the one word that describes Mr. Hegseth best. Advancing a Secretary of Defense is one of the most important votes…

I ask unanimous consent that after I speak, Senator Murray speak, and then the Senator from Oklahoma. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

well, Donald Trump made a lot of promises on what he would get done on day one. Well, today is day three of Donald Trump's Presidency. Nothing Donald Trump has done will help lower grocery prices. Nothing Donald Trump has done will lower…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 Democratic leader is recognized. Trump Administration

Why on earth is the president already spending so much time focused on the past … instead of focused on costs, and jobs, and improving health care for the American people?

on January 8, Dr. Nancy Leftenant-Colon, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, and the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after its desegregation, passed away at the age of 104 in Amityville, NY. Known affectionately by…

first, I want to thank Senator Murray, a great champion of women's health, for adding her eloquence and expertise to the debate. When it comes to the issue of choice, women's rights, women's health, there is no greater spokesperson than…

first, I really want to thank my friend, our great leader on women's issues and on choice issues, Senator Murray, for leading this floor block. She has been indomitable on this issue. I can't think of a person who has done more to protect…

this morning I have some amazingly great news. After more than 2 years of being unjustly detained by the Taliban, Ryan Corbett from Dansville, NY, is finally free and on his way home. In just a few hours--praise God--Ryan will be back on…

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 Democratic leader is recognized. Ryan Corbett

a few hours ago, beneath the dome of the U.S. Capitol, with the eyes of the world upon us, the United States carried out, yet again, a peaceful transfer of power. We fulfilled the sacred commandment handed down to us by the Framers nearly…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kennedy). Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The Democratic leader is recognized. 60th Inaugural…

Well, tonight, the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Senator Rubio to serve as the next Secretary of State. Democrats have been very clear about our approach to President Trump's nominees. We will neither rubberstamp nominees we feel…

last fall, Donald Trump went to Long Island, NY, and claimed he would ``get SALT back.'' That is good news-- very good news--because it was precisely Donald Trump and congressional Republicans who created the SALT cap to begin with. These…

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 Democratic leader is recognized. SALT

first, a few words on SALT. A few days ago, the House Freedom Caucus made a ridiculous proposal that Congress should extend the SALT caps after they are set to expire this year by imposing a new cap on New York businesses, large and small…

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 Democratic leader is recognized. President Biden's Farewell Address