here is what the Senate and the American people need to know before the next vote coming up on the nominee to be the Secretary of Energy. First, Mr. Rick Perry--who until yesterday was the Energy Secretary-- has refused to comply with the…

every Senator knows the House is now in the middle of an impeachment inquiry. Here in this Chamber, the Senate has been considering the nomination of Dan Brouillette to be Energy Secretary, replacing Rick Perry. In my view, questions about…

I think we are running a few minutes behind. We have had a real crush of business here in the last hour. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to remember the remarkable life of my friend Gert Boyle and her many economic and philanthropic contributions to Oregon. Gert died earlier this month at the age of 95. I am one of the many fans of Columbia Sportswear--and…

as the ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, I can tell the Senate this morning that there is no higher priority for Senate Finance Democrats than the well-being of healthcare patients in this country and how strongly we feel…

My understanding--and, again, I have listened to my colleague on the Finance Committee. He is a champion on not going back, but going forward with more Medicare-type choices. Like making that person who is really wondering if they are…

our colleagues, Senator Warner and Senator Murray, have come to the floor over the course of the day to speak about the importance of protecting Americans who have preexisting health conditions, and I want to see if I can put this in a bit…

I understand that several of our colleagues today have been on the Senate floor calling for an immediate vote on the President's new North American Free Trade Agreement. Setting aside the fact that there have not yet been the hearings or…

I want to make sure the Senate and the country understand what this debate is all about. Senate Republicans have been writing letters to the Department of Treasury saying that the Treasury SALT rule hurts their State charities. Yet they…

I am going to be brief because I just think it is so critical to respond to the comments my colleague has made. The first argument was that, on this side of the aisle, people really aren't interested in election security. The fact is, what…

I will be making a unanimous consent request to move the SAFE Act in just a couple of moments. This is legislation that Senator Klobuchar and I have teamed up on for quite some time. It basically incorporates the three priorities that all…

parliamentary inquiry. With that action, has this bill now been passed? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It has.

I have come to the floor to fight for answers--answers that are long overdue. In 2018, my hometown newspaper, The Oregonian, identified a handful of cases where Saudi nationals accused of serious crimes in the United States, like…

I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

scores and scores of my friends and neighbors at home in Oregon have been grieving since they learned the sad news about the passing of a remarkable woman, Mary Gautreaux, who died at her home over the weekend. Mary Gautreaux was an…

our laws and rules don't work unless they work for everyone. Individuals and small businesses should have the same rights--and the same ability to enforce those rights--as big corporations. I agree that individual creators are less likely…

Huawei presents a very real threat to the security of every American, both individually and collectively. I have long been concerned that the Trump administration was going to let Huawei off the hook in order to get a politically useful…

there is a job opening at the Interior Department, and that can mean only one thing: another Trump nominee who, incredibly, is already under investigation for misconduct, even before his first day on the job. This time, it is Daniel…

I would like to propound a unanimous consent request. I think colleagues know we have run a little bit behind. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Iowa be recognized next for her remarks and that I be recognized to close the…

today I want to recognize and honor a quintessential Oregonian and legendary figure in our State's media circles, Patsy Smullin. On September 12, Patsy earned well-deserved honors from the National Association of Broadcasters for her…

this summer, while American families enjoyed time away from work and from school, the big pharmaceutical companies revved up their influence machine to dismantle bipartisan legislation aimed at bringing down prescription drug costs. In…

Oregonians love and cherish their wild rivers, and I am pleased we were able to protect many of these Oregon treasures in the Oregon Wildlands Act, which Congress included as part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and…

today I wish to give notice of my intent to object to any unanimous consent agreement regarding S. 918, the E- FRONTIER Act. In January of 2018, media reports revealed that officials in the National Security Council were considering a…

in the coming hours, the Senate could take up the nomination of Elizabeth Darling to serve as Commissioner for Children, Youth, and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services. If she is confirmed to that role, she would be a…

today I wish to give notice of my intent to object to any unanimous consent agreement regarding Senate Executive Calendar No. 367, the nomination of Daniel Jorjani to be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior. Recently released…