this morning we received news that the Supreme Court has ruled in regard to our Dreamers, our Deferred Action Childhood Arrival children, who came to America knowing no other country, and now the Court has said that President Obama did…

I am disappointed that my colleagues have come to the floor to stand in the way of a debate, in this esteemed Chamber, over issues of freedom, issues of opportunity, and issues of equality that affect millions of LGBTQ Americans. What did…

I appreciate the powerful words, the passionate delivery of stories on the defense of freedom, the defense of equality, the advance of justice, and the presentations of my colleagues from Wisconsin and Michigan, my partner from Oregon, my…

I am honored today to join Senator Booker, Senator Harris, and so many of my colleagues to work to take this moment of national outcry and turn it into an opportunity, a moment of national action. For weeks now, in protests across our…

this week our majority leader is asking the Senate to vote on the nomination of Michael Pack to serve as Chief Executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Mr. Pack's nomination should trouble all of us in this Chamber. It raises the…

at this moment, Americans everywhere are confronting unprecedented challenges and uncertainties as we continue to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and the associated economic implosion. That is not all that is going on across the…

I wish to state for the record that, though the difficulties of traveling across the country in the midst of the current coronavirus pandemic made it impossible for me to present in the Capitol to vote on the nomination Brian D…

I rise to address the debate we are having today over whether to override the President's veto of the Kaine resolution that reminds the President of the United States about the fundamentals of the Constitution, about article I, section 8…

I walked outside across the Capitol grounds, and it is such a beautiful day. The cherry blossom trees are blooming. There were mothers with young children, 3- and 4-year-old children, playing on the grass, and it seemed like just so…

my colleague has just demonstrated why this bill should be on the floor. He has given extensive conversation on a series of points that should be deliberated upon. I say to my colleague from Missouri, isn't this what we should be doing as…

I am pleased to be here with my colleagues to fight to restore the American Constitution. I am pleased to be here with Senator Tom Udall, who has led the For the People Act, and my colleagues Mazie Hirono, Michael Bennet, Amy Klobuchar…

I am proud to rise in support of S.J. Res. 68, the Kaine-Lee resolution to ``remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military.'' This resolution is crucial at…

as Senators, our decisions build the foundation for future generations. I want those generations to know that I stood here on the floor of this Chamber fighting for equal justice under law. I stood here to defend our Senate's…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for Senator Schatz, for Senator Carper, and for myself. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question is for the House managers from Senators Merkley, Schatz, and Carper: Yesterday, Alan…

Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice. On behalf of the Senator from New Mexico, Martin Heinrich, and myself, I have a question to send to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator Merkley and other Senators is for counsel to the…

Every piece of evidence from every direction points towards a quid pro quo, and that is that both a meeting with the president, our President Trump, was held up and aid was held up in exchange for creating pressure for the new president of…

We took out our Ambassador Yovanovitch who was a champion for helping fight corruption. We didn't provide any new programs to Zelensky, the new president, who actually wanted to have help taking on corruption.

Yes, it's very helpful to actually see people speaking and listen to them and their voice, see their facial expressions, very different than just reading about it on a piece of paper.

I hope -- I really hope my colleagues across the aisle join together to fight for the vision of a full and fair trial with documents, with witnesses.

I ask unanimous consent that my fellow Nitza Sola-Rotger have privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

a lot is happening right now across our country and in Washington, DC, and in the House and the Senate--and across the globe, for that matter. There are a lot of issues. There is one that has not received the attention it should, which is…

Well, this start sketching (ph) and really critical details about how Giuliani was operating and about communication between that operation and the president. Certainly, it isn't the whole picture. I think information is going to continue…

Lack of witnesses and documents, that's a cover-up.

If we are unable to in good faith say, we'll set aside our preconceptions, look at the exact language of the House articles of impeachment, the exact evidence and how it fits, then we should recuse ourselves.

Well, I say to them that there's really two steps here. An indictment is based on sufficient information that a serious act has occurred. And of course, in the context of an impeachment, that doesn't necessarily mean a crime. It can mean…