I have 2 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…

I ask unanimous consent that Garrett Beer, a defense fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges throughout the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

before Congress adjourned for the holidays, our colleagues in the House of Representatives carried out their sole priority for 2019, which was to impeach President Trump. That was their No. 1 objective in 2019. While it is no secret that…

I have some prepared remarks regarding the Soleimani strike and some other related matters, but I want to take a moment and just respond briefly to my friend, the Democratic leader. There seems to be a lot of irony involved in this…

following the longest government shutdown in history earlier this year, it seemed to be a bipartisan consensus that we need to get back on track with the regular appropriations process. Both parties knew there was a funding crisis at stake…

I know this year is rapidly coming to a close, and we are all anxious to join our families for the holidays. The impeachment frenzy, though, has almost completely engulfed the Capitol, particularly on the House side, for the past few…

let me thank the Senator from Iowa for her leadership on so many issues, including this one. Obviously, through her work on the Judiciary Committee, where we both serve and from where this important piece of legislation emanated, this has…

I understand the majority leader will be here soon, and when he does come, I will be glad to yield to him. In the meantime, I want to talk about last week's report from the inspector general of the Department of Justice on the FBI's…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 777)…

I have further remarks, but I understand the leader is on his way here to file some important documents and help us progress with our work this week. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll…

the chaos in Washington, DC, precipitated by impeachment mania or our inability to get what should be relatively straightforward work done, like the appropriations process and all the gymnastics over the USMCA, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade…

I point out to my friend from New York, I am not the leader or the floor manager of legislation. That is up to Senator McConnell, the Senator from Kentucky. Obviously, there has been foot-dragging on important things like appropriations…