I now wish to speak briefly regarding a tragedy that occurred just in the last 48 hours--a tragedy that occurred in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a tragedy in which a handful of U.S. citizens--the precise number of victims still…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of October 28, 2019, under ``Text of Amendments.'')

I would like to speak briefly about an issue important to me, about an issue important to many Americans, and I would like to speak briefly about Senator Durbin's recent request for a hearing concerning the Fairness for High-Skilled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration on the motion to proceed on H.R. 2740. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…

I ask unanimous consent that there now be 2 minutes of debate between each vote in this series and that all votes after the first be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Amendment No…

I call up my amendment No. 1209. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Utah [Mr. Lee] proposes an amendment numbered 1209 to amendment No. 948.

there is no doubt that we are blessed with beautiful, useful, and productive lands in our Nation. And there is no doubt that some of them should be preserved as what they are, which happen to be national treasures. But, unfortunately, the…

There is no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Is there objection to the original request?

how much time remains? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 2 minutes remaining.

I thank my friend, the Senator from Illinois, and I appreciate his dedication to detail and to the hard work he has put into the area of immigration and reform. Yes, you are right. That was a difficult process. It went through 6 years ago…

I thank my colleague for his constructive observations there. With respect to the Gang of 8 legislation, yes, it passed through this body, and, yes, I voted against that, as did a number of my colleagues. My view is, that was a piece of…

reserving the right to object, the request the Senator is describing is not one that can pass the body and certainly is not one that can pass this body unanimously. He is absolutely right. My friend and distinguished colleague from…

I will be brief. Just as the per-country cap system is a quintessential example of the poorly designed, broken system and of what a poorly designed broken system looks like, the objection that we have heard today is, I fear, emblematic of…

in reserving the right to object, I want to make sure I understand that the Senator wants to make his live UC request after the rollcall vote.

I rise yet again today to speak about an issue near and dear to my heart and an issue that has become the focus of many of my passions here in the Senate, and that is the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act. This is an important and…

reserving the right to object, I thank and commend my friend and distinguished colleague, the Senator from Wisconsin, for her work on this effort. I am not familiar with this legislation. I don't serve on the Health, Education, Labor, and…

I applaud President Trump for the restraint, the resolve, and the commitment to constitutional principles that he demonstrated when he decided not to have the United States go into Syria, not to continue to involve our troops in a looming…

far too many children find themselves humiliated and ashamed in classrooms for owing money for school lunches.

I think we need some more sticks on this policy.

cutting people off of food benefits removes barriers to work. How does this really help them find a job?

Three quarters of a million people will lose their SNAP benefits on the work requirements.

What this witness just said, I don't understand then why, by your own analysis, 1 million children are going to lose their automatic benefits to free meals based on your presentation.

1 million children that will lose automatic access to free school meals, even worse than we feared.

It is unfathomable to me that anyone would shame and punish children for their parents' or their guardians' inability to afford school meals.

We are going to have to catch up now, and we are going to have to do more to make sure food security doesn't become even a larger problem in this country as a result directly from the shutdown.