I ask for an additional 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

judges are making decisions around the country right now on voting rights, on civil rights, on LGBT rights, on women's rights, on healthcare, on sentencing, and on corporate power. Several times over the last couple of years, this body has…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for an additional 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise to speak on the judicial nomination coming up and the cloture vote on the other nominee. With both nominees, I offered the White House cooperation to choose two more moderate nominees for Ohio, both of whom had been vetted by a…

judges are making decisions around the country right now on voting rights, on civil rights, on women's rights, on LGBTQ rights, decisions that could limit those rights not just for a year or for a decade but for a generation. They make…

judges are deciding the future of America's healthcare right now, the right to vote right now, civil rights right now, LGBTQ rights right now, women's rights right now. Judges around the country are deciding that. We can't afford to put…

the last vote we took today was about Americans' healthcare. It was about consumer protections for preexisting conditions that are at risk because of partisan judges. The Presiding Officer was running for the Senate at the time and wasn't…

this week, General Motors is set to lay off thousands of workers in Lordstown, OH, and around the country. Tomorrow is the day that most of the first shift lose their jobs. Several months ago, the second shift lost their jobs. A couple…

I thank my friend from Cincinnati for his work on both the issues he spoke about--both, on sex trafficking, which is a terrible affliction in our country and especially in Ohio, and on the issue of opioid deaths. We lose almost 100 people…

think about what we just heard, first from Senator Markey talking about a fossil fuel lobbyist in the year 2019 being chosen to head the EPA--a fossil fuel lobbyist--when there has not been a bill on this floor or any motion coming from…

the DoD, either because of the authorization act in 2007 or a recognition that it saves lives, has been transitioning to renewable energy.

I say thank you to Senator Manchin. We are joined by Senator Capito, Senator Warren, and I know, in spirit, a number of others. I think Senator Casey will be here in a few minutes. I join them to remind this body--it is a constant…

last week America lost Frank Robinson, a baseball legend and a pioneer for civil rights. Frank Robinson spent much of his career in Ohio. He starred first for the Cincinnati Reds All-Star World Series championship team. They built a team…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Frank Robinson

I think that our party needs to nominate somebody that can win the industrial Midwest, the heart land, the Great Lake states, the plains states from Pennsylvania to Iowa.

You got this idiot Schultz running, maybe. He's an idiot.

yesterday I left my home in Cleveland and kissed my wife good-bye and headed to the airport early in the morning. I went to gates A, B, and C in the Cleveland Airport and talked to the TSA agents who are all working and working without…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lee). Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio.

I rise to honor the career of Margaret Molnar, a dedicated public servant who has made a difference in the lives of thousands of Ohioans and who is retiring soon after 12 years with my office. She joined my Ohio staff the very first year I…

I rise to honor the career of an indispensable member of my staff, Elizabeth Thames. Beth has been with my office for over 20 years--all 12 years in the Senate and about a decade in the House before that. Now, after serving the people of…

10 years ago this summer, we lost a longtime friend of mine and colleague, a remarkable public servant, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. When Marcia Fudge, then the mayor of Warrensville Heights, a Cleveland suburb, won the special…

I want to honor the career of Patricia Rogala, who has been with my office our entire 12 years in the Senate and my 14 years in the House before that. Pat is the model of a dedicated public servant. After more than 25 years serving the…

I noticed today news reports from Bloomberg that the year 2017 is shaping up to be or likely was the most profitable year in Wall Street history. So what is Congress's reaction to that? What happens in the majority leader's office? More…

in reserving the right to object, these are not Mick Mulvaney's decisions to make--or whatever job Mick Mulvaney happens to be in this week. These are not Alex Azar's decisions to make. Congress needs to do its job. On behalf of the…

The big banks have not turned into angels over the last 10 years.