I want to thank the vice chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence and pick up on his remarks. For my colleagues, I believe they have asked that I give my remarks before I offer my unanimous consent request, and that is what I will do…

For the past 2 weeks, the President's defense team has spun bizarre legal arguments, conspiracy theories, and flatout lies that are unbecoming of the Office of the President of the United States. The country knows the facts. The President…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for the House floor managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Wyden for the House managers: The Intelligence Community is prohibited from requesting that a foreign…

Mr. Chief Justice, on behalf of Senator Menendez, Senator Brown, and myself, I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senators Wyden, Menendez, and Brown ask the House managers: The President's…

I want to take a few minutes today to honor Cary Jones, an Oregonian retiring after a long career in the Coast Guard and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bottom line is Mr. Jones has embraced and embodied the essence of public…

when the Trump administration unveiled their original version of this proposal, it was stunning to see how weak it was in terms of trade enforcement. When you write a proposal with weak trade enforcement, particularly on labor and…

first, I want to make sure that we can enter into the Record a thanks that is deserved to the bipartisan team here in the Senate that has made this day possible. Second, on one substantive point, because I associate myself with the remarks…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 1 minute and then for Senator Toomey to proceed with the procedural question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

soon the Senate will vote on the final passage of the new North American Free Trade Agreement. I am going to make just a few remarks. I know Senator Toomey is here to make remarks. Later, he is going to offer, I believe, some procedural…

I have appreciated this colloquy with Senator Brown. I have a couple of town meetings at home this weekend, working-class neighborhoods, where trade has been really important. One out of four jobs in my State revolves around trade, and…

So would Senator Brown be saying that if it is found that there were labor violations at a car factory, the penalties could apply to any car that might come into the United States from that factory throughout the investigation, not just…

He has done so much work on these issues--not just in the last few months but for years and years. I want to thank him for his extraordinary commitment to the rights of workers and to all these communities that, he has pointed out…

I appreciate Mr. Brown's taking us through this. It is faster. It is tougher because it gets at the individual factory level. It is stronger because it stops those repeat offenders who come up with products using exploitive labor. I want…

If you would, Senator Brown, take us through what kinds of actions can be taken against a facility. In other words, my understanding is, if the labor inspectors find violations when they inspect it, they have a host of remedies. The…

I think this has been central to what we will be debating and we will be voting on tomorrow morning. I want to thank Senator Brown. This bill would not have happened without tough trade enforcement led by Senator Brown. This bill would not…

I ask unanimous consent to pose some questions to my colleague from Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this afternoon, the Finance Committee is kicking off this debate. I will have some remarks, and then the distinguished chairman of the committee, Senator Grassley, will have some remarks, and Senator Brown, who has played such a key role…

what is the business now before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending question is H.R. 5430, the USMCA bill. H.R. 5430

Thank you for that background, Mr. Chairman. I agree with you that it is clear that the benefit some in the oil and gas industry are seeking from this provision is illegitimate. However, given the significant amount of taxpayer dollars at…

That is correct. All gasoline includes butane and, as far as I am aware, always has. Adding butane during the gasoline refining process is simply how gasoline is produced. The idea that Congress intended oil companies to benefit from a…

over the next 45 minutes or so, finance Democrats will come to the floor, and we will be discussing the second anniversary of the Trump tax bill. As the ranking Democrat, I am going to begin it. I know my colleagues will be joining me. The…

I ask unanimous consent that two members of my team, Whitney Wagner and Brian Webster, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

when the Trump administration comes to an end, it is going to leave behind a host of sad and, I would consider, shameful legacies, and right near the top of the list will be the shocking number of children who have lost healthcare coverage…

our ranking member on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has always framed the issue of net neutrality and consumer rights appropriately. I am going to speak for just a few minutes. Then, on behalf of our side--on…

I along with Finance Committee member Senator Cassidy are introducing a bill to make a common-sense, low-cost change to the law that will help American workers help themselves when preparing for retirement: The Know Your Social Security…