Madam President, the Senate has spent much of the past couple of years rushing to complete high-stakes bills before long- awaited deadlines arrive. Matter of fact, we have been very bad about meeting those deadlines. We keep kicking the…

Madam President, I have a great deal of respect for the Senator from Delaware, and we work well together on the Judiciary Committee and always operated in good faith, even though we sometimes have differences of opinion. I know he spends a…

Madam President, today is May 1, which traditionally serves as college decision day--the deadline for prospective college students to confirm their enrollment and secure their spot for the upcoming semester. Each of us knows that college…

Mr. President, last week, the Senate completed a critical task to support our national security. After months of uncertainty, this Chamber overwhelmingly approved a bill to reaffirm our commitment to our allies who are facing unrelenting…

Mr. President, the Senate is currently debating the reauthorization of section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. I call this the most important law that most Americans never heard of. But it is an essential tool for our…

Mr. President, it is illegal for the U.S. Government or any of its Agencies to spy on American citizens. It is illegal. And nothing in this bill changes that. The fact is, the House has passed a reform bill which has made it far less…

Mr. President, if the Senator from Illinois will permit me to respond, there are two challenges I think we face. One is that I think the exceptions that you mentioned, basically, will mean that the status quo remains because almost each of…

Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to engage my friend and colleague, the distinguished chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a distinguished lawyer in his own right. This is his wheelhouse. I appreciate the question…

But here is the practical problem: The House of Representatives has passed this bill, and one particular, important aspect of this is a warrant vote that was a tie vote. So this bill-- this law--lapses tomorrow night at 12 midnight, and it…

Mr. President, I am glad I was on the floor to hear the distinguished Senator from Illinois's comments about section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. This is perhaps the most important law that most Americans have never…

Madam President, I inquire whether the actions we take today are creating a precedent on impeachments that would apply to all future impeachment actions in the Senate, including an impeachment of the President of the United States. The…