I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the…

I have come to the floor of the Senate today to talk about the opioid crisis, to talk about what is happening out there in our communities and how some of our Federal legislation is working, and to talk about some good news, which is that…

in the context of the ongoing negotiations with North Korea, there has been a lot of discussion today in the media about Otto Warmbier. Otto Warmbier was a young man from my hometown of Cincinnati, OH. This is an emotional issue for me…

I had planned to come to the floor this evening to talk about our national parks and to talk about the lands bill that just passed, but I also want to talk for a moment, if I could, about the legislation we just voted on on this floor. It…

today, I want to talk about the U.S. trade policy. This is something that affects every one of us. It affects all the families I represent, it affects our economy in a big way, and it affects our relations with other countries in…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. U.S. Trade Policy

as most people are painfully aware, we just went through a 35-day government shutdown. It didn't work for anybody. I am here today to talk about a very simple way to keep these shutdowns from happening in the future. I am also here to talk…

I thank my colleague from Alaska for her leadership today; my colleague from Maine, who just spoke; my colleague from Maryland; and all of my colleagues on the floor. By the way, there are several Republicans who came up to me over the…

I am here today to talk about the ongoing government shutdown and the need to provide more security on our southern border and to try to put a little perspective around it. The President just issued his own proposal. It is a reasonable…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 11 a.m., Saturday, January 19; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:25 p.m., adjourned until Saturday, January 19, 2019, at 11 a.m.

I am here today to talk about the ongoing partial government shutdown, the crisis along the southern border, and how we can resolve this in a responsible way. We are now on day 28 of the government shutdown, and I am more discouraged now…