I thank my colleague from Vermont, the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate. I was able to listen to some of his remarks regarding Cuba. This is a truly historic time in that island country. The demonstrations, I am told, are as large…

I thank my colleague from North Carolina for his thoughts. We are on the cusp of a vote here on legislation that would dramatically change the way we conduct our elections in this country. As my colleague said, are all elections perfect…

I have both practical and constitutional concerns about making Washington, DC. its own State.

Legally, Congress does not have the power to override the Constitution, and that is, to me, the most important issue here.

D.C., of course, is the only place specifically created by the Constitution in Article 1 as the 'seat of government.'

It’s a federal takeover of our election system.

I am here to talk about the escalating crisis on our southern border. I am the ranking Republican, the senior Republican, on the Homeland Security Committee, which is a committee that has, among other things, oversight over what happens at…

I simply would argue that this was largely a continuation of trends that had been in place and continued.

For Hispanics and blacks and other marginalized groups, it was the lowest ever in history.

Do you agree that... the poverty rate during that period was the lowest it has been in the history of our country since we began keeping track back in the 1950s?

I have found this a fascinating dialogue this morning.

I just think that we have misinformed the public as to what happened in 2017 in the interest of somehow raising taxes on the workers I represent.