we are on the floor, and I will be joined by colleagues to talk about the program we know as Medicaid--a program that I think we are beginning to appreciate more, especially in the last couple of years--and the impact it has on the…

I want to thank my colleague from the State of Washington for outlining the challenges presented now to Medicaid in terms of efforts by Republicans, which I have described with three words: decimate, slash, and sabotage. I think all three…

this week marks the 10th anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka's decades-long civil war. On May 19, 2009, Sri Lanka's 26-year conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, and the government of Sri Lanka came to a close with…

I rise today to discuss the Senate's failure to meet its constitutional obligation and conduct effective oversight of what seems to me and many others to be this administration's inexorable march toward war with Iran. This week, the New…

I come to the floor again this morning to discuss several judicial nominations considered by the Senate this week. Earlier this week, the Senate voted to confirm Michael Truncale to the Eastern District of Texas and Kenneth Lee to the…

I rise to celebrate the 54th anniversary of Head Start and the 25th anniversary of Early Head Start on May 18. We know that in January of 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson declared the War on Poverty in his State of the Union Address…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognizing the 54th Anniversary of Head Start and the 25th Anniversary of Early Head Start

this week, we know that the Senate is considering the nomination of Michael Park, who has been nominated by the President to serve on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. I have a number of concerns with Mr. Park's nomination and…

I want to say a few words about the nomination of Janet Dhillon to be Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which we know by the shorthand EEOC. I will vote against her nomination. I have voted against it in the past in…

I rise to speak about the pending nominations. I will have comments on both. First, I ask unanimous consent that both sets of remarks appear in separate parts of the Record that are relevant to those nominations. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

I come to the floor tonight to discuss the troubling state of judicial nominations before the Senate. This week, we are voting on, among others, two district court nominees-- Campbell Barker and Andrew Brasher--who have, in my judgment…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Judicial Nominations

today I wish to remember and pay tribute to former Senator Harris Llewellyn Wofford, Jr. and his life of dedicated service to our country and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Harris lived a life of service, committed to advancing civil…

I rise to talk about an issue that I know is on the minds of many, many Americans, especially folks who are in the middle class or who are struggling to get to the middle class, and that is the issue of childcare. I think most of us in…

I rise to speak about the urgent need for the United States to take action to confront climate change. I think it is pretty clear from the evidence and from the science right now that the following is true: climate change is real, and it…

I want to commend him.

For the first time since I have been here as a Member of Congress, 5 years now, are we even talking about, in a meaningful way, what we are going to do in approximately 15 years from now when the dramatic shortfall hits the Social Security…

I also want to stress for all of us on both sides of the aisle to seriously and definitively deal with this issue in this Congress.

I rise today to talk about the debate that we are having with regard to the nomination or, I should say, confirmation of the EPA Administrator. All of us in this Chamber and the other body, the U.S. House of Representatives--frankly…

I rise today, in commemoration of Black History Month, to recognize, honor, and pay tribute to five Pennsylvanians who have committed themselves to creating innovative solutions to our Nation's most pressing problems. For 13 years, I have…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Black History Month

I thank the senior Senator from West Virginia for his time today, but, more importantly, as the Senator from Virginia, Mr. Warner, said, Senator Manchin has fought harder than anyone in this Chamber on behalf of men and women, whether they…

I rise to speak about the same topic that my colleague from Maryland and my colleague from Minnesota just spoke of. I will start by highlighting the legislation that Senator Smith from Minnesota has been leading. I am grateful for her work…

I rise to talk about the shutdown, as my colleague, the senior Senator from Minnesota, just did. I am grateful for her comments on what is happening to people in Minnesota, the direct adverse impact of this shutdown on their lives. We have…

I ask unanimous consent that Rahmon Ross of my staff be granted floor privileges for today's proceedings. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________