Clearly a career attorney should not be judged on whether they are secular or religious in their lives, correct?

Sanctuary City decisions are usually made by politicians and not police chiefs.

Politicians pass the laws and we are charged with enforcing them, we do not necessarily have to agree or disagree with them.

I think there is legitimate concern based on the hectoring in the right-wing groups for a general housecleaning of career staff.

I do not think it is fair to characterize the career employees of the United States Department of Justice as 'filth.'

I have no objection to that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

in the article, he is quoted as saying: ``The thing that I learned time after time, story after story, is that people standing up does make a difference. It does change policy.'' Good words to end the speech by. Thank you, Smitty. Mr…

this is the 152nd time I have come to the floor for my ``Time to Wake Up'' speech, warning about the perilous effects of climate change. I am going to continue this in the new Congress, continuing to present the latest and most compelling…

with the permission of the chairman, I would like to ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the time be evenly divided between the two sides during the quorum call. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I want to comment and say a few words about the use of the budget reconciliation process to facilitate an effort to repeal but not replace ObamaCare, the Affordable Care Act. I serve on the Budget Committee. During the course of multiple…

With that understanding, I suggest the absence of a quorum, with the time divided equally between the two sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I would like to associate myself with all of the comments made by Senator Reed. With 90 judicial vacancies in our Article III courts and 32 judicial emergencies, there is no excuse for failing to confirm nominees who have been reported to…

for many years, the Judiciary Committee and the Senate have been well served by the distinguished service of Ayo Griffin. Ayo is a talented lawyer and a principled public servant, respected and admired by his peers, who has ably guided…

it is fitting that Joe Biden ascended from Senator to Vice President--or as the office is known around here, President of the Senate. Joe was elected to the Senate as a very young man. We have heard Joe talk about how hard it was after…

I rise today for my 151st ``Time to Wake Up'' speech on climate change. I have covered many topics during these speeches--from pulling back the veil on the fossil fuel industry's web of denial to sharing my visits to States from New…

with the permission of my distinguished chairman, who has worked very hard on this bill and whose efforts I appreciate very much, I wanted to add, very briefly, that I hope very much and look forward to working with my colleagues to assure…

I thank Chairman Grassley. The chairman and I have been working on this bill since 2014. What we heard from juvenile justice practitioners around the country is that a lot of the policies which had been in place for dealing with juvenile…

let me also take a moment to add to my climate remarks my appreciation to Dr. Gifford Wong, who is here with me on the floor today. He has been helpful in my office as a trained expert scientist and has helped with many of these speeches…

I started my weekly series of speeches about the dangers of climate change in the spring of 2012. My trusty ``Time to Wake Up'' sign is getting a little battered, showing some wear and tear, but I am still determined to get us to act on…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 25 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

one of the hallmarks of President- Elect Trump's campaign was his desire, often stated, to clean up Washington, to lift the dark hand of special interests off of the levers of government and, as he said it in his speeches, to drain the…

I believe Senator Warren of Massachusetts will be joining me on the floor, and I ask unanimous consent that if she is here on the floor at the conclusion of my remarks that she be recognized next so that our remarks can be conjoined with…

I appear to be on the floor for Utah Day, with the junior Senator presiding and the senior Senator speaking. I am delighted to follow the senior Senator. I think in the boisterous days and months we will see ahead, his longstanding…

today I wish to recognize a notable Rhode Islander. Curt Spalding, the outgoing Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's region 1, is retiring this year. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a deep commitment to…