I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:03 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mrs. Capito). The…

earlier today, as the Senate knows now, Leader McConnell announced that we would cancel our State work period so we could continue to work on legislation here in Washington, DC, to help families and our communities get through the economic…

over the last several weeks, the world has watched closely as the coronavirus has spread from China to more than 100 countries around the world. Since this rapid spread began--before cases were discovered in at least 35 States, including…

I ask unanimous consent that Calendar No. 439, S.J. Res. 56, be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

student debt and student loans are a frequent topic of conversation, and, of course, that is what we are discussing here today. As someone who took about 20 years to pay off my law school loans, this is personal. Fortunately, I was able to…

yesterday our colleague, the senior Senator from New York, headed across the street to join a pro-abortion rally outside the Supreme Court Building, where he made deeply disturbing comments about two of the Justices sitting on the Supreme…

I have 8 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

this week, the Senate will vote on two bills that will protect our most vulnerable citizens--literally, our babies. The first bill we will vote on is the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which was introduced by our colleague…

we need at least 200 more officers.

earlier this week the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss the level of care babies who are born alive should receive. You heard me correctly. We had a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss the level of…

debates between the executive branch and Congress over the power to conduct war is not a new topic, but in many ways, I think this debate has been blown out of proportion. A lot of this has to do with the decision made by President Trump…

the impeachment process that has consumed our country over the last several months is finally at an end. Every Member of this Chamber has spent dozens of hours, if not more, studying the precedents, listening to the House managers and the…