I know sometimes that when people hear us engage in these debates, they think we don't like each other and we can't work together; that we are so polarized, we are dysfunctional. Actually, these Senators are my friends in addition to being…

reserving the right to object, I respect our colleague's right to come to the floor and ask unanimous consent. I understand that there are three unanimous consent requests, and I will be objecting to all three of them. I will reserve my…

while he is still in the Chamber, let me express my gratitude to the chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Enzi, for his leadership on these very difficult but very important issues. One of the things I am most concerned about is that…

I appreciate the courtesy of my friend and colleague from Washington--excuse me, Oregon, but I will reserve my remarks until after he makes the next UC request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.

we are winding down the final days of the 114th Congress, and some of the work we have been engaged in is coming to fruition. I spoke to the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, who told me he thought the WRDA bill--the…

I understand that the Senator from Montana will not be offering a unanimous consent request, so if it is all right with my colleagues, I wish to explain why I have objected. Excuse me. I will yield back to the Senator from Oregon. The…

earlier this year the Republican leadership made a somewhat controversial decision, but when you think about it, it shouldn't have been all that controversial. It was to allow the American people, by their selection for the next President…

today the House will take up a piece of legislation known as the Justice for All Reauthorization Act, a bill that will help victims as they seek to restore their lives and will better equip law enforcement to fight some of the most heinous…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) would have voted ``yea'' and the…

while the President-elect is considering additional nominees to fill his Cabinet, we in the Senate--working together with our House colleagues--have our own responsibilities to fulfill before the end of this year. Most pressing is…

I confess that I came to the floor to talk about some of the nominations that we are going to see coming from the administration, particularly regarding one of our colleagues, Senator Sessions, the Senator from Alabama, to be the next…

the reason I came to the floor is to make note of the fact, as I alluded to a moment ago, that President-Elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate one of our own, a Member of the Senate, to be the Nation's top law enforcement…