I rise today to recognize and celebrate the career of an outstanding civil servant, Mr. Frank Calvelli, who is one of my constituents. Mr. Calvelli recently announced his plan to retire after 34 years of government service, most recently…

I have come to the floor to talk about a different subject, but I want to commend my good friend, the Senator from Oregon, for his comments. We all watched with horror this weekend the images from his State and from those in Washington and…

I rise today to express my support for my colleague Senator Duckworth's resolution honoring the service and sacrifices of members of the U.S. Armed Forces and our veterans. The resolution rightly criticizes President Trump for a series of…

I want to thank the Senator from Alabama for his partnership on the SAME Act. I am going to repeat some of the same arguments he made because I think they are quite compelling. We are talking about healthcare, which is an issue that is…

in reserving the right to object, I have great respect for my friend, the Senator from Florida. I know he has a long and deep background in healthcare, but I have some news. The Affordable Care Act already provides strong protections for…

I thank, first of all, as I see him leave the floor, the Senator from Illinois, for his very strong statement. I am going to echo a lot of the same things. I thank him for his continued leadership. And, of course, I know we are going to…

I want to start by thanking my friend from Oklahoma for his leadership on the NDAA. I think that record of 59 years of getting the bill passed is one I am envious of. I wanted, personally, to thank him for his willingness to put into the…

I rise today to celebrate the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act. The passage of this historic legislation marks a once-in-a-generation step by this body to restore and conserve our national parks, as well as our country's national…

the timing has worked out pretty well. It is great to be able to speak on this piece of legislation after my friend the Senator from Tennessee has just completed speaking. We were hearing some, I think, classic legislating coming from…

I rise today concerning the tragic death of a young Virginian, Bijan Ghaisar, who was shot and killed by two U.S. Park Police officers over 2 years ago. While this tragic incident occurred, as I mentioned, more than 2 years ago, many…

I come here to speak on a different topic, but I want to simply comment for a moment on the exchange between my friend from Louisiana and my friend from Florida. I can assure my friend from Louisiana who was ranked the best managed State…

I rise today in strong support of William Evanina to be the first Senate-confirmed Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, or NCSC. I believe Bill is an American patriot and an American success story. He was…

I thank the Democratic leader. I am here today because I think, as we all know, our elections remain vulnerable to foreign election interference. Russia attacked our democracy in 2016, with the goal of undermining confidence in our system…

I appreciate my colleague's comments about State and local election security, which I support. I see two members of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the floor, and I am extraordinarily proud of the bipartisan, unanimous work that we…

I want to thank Chairwoman McCollum, Ranking Member Joyce, and Representative Kilmer, and other members of the subcommittee for the opportunity to testify today.

I will echo many of her thoughts. Madam President, I want to begin my remarks the way we began this trial: with the oath we each took to do impartial justice. Now, any other day, we walk into this Chamber as Republicans and Democrats, but…

before I get started on my comments, I want to commend my colleague from California, who has served in this body with great distinction for a long time, who was present during the preceding impeachment proceedings under President Clinton…

Mr. Chief Justice, on behalf of myself, Senator Bennet, Senator Blumenthal, and Senator Heinrich, I have a question to send to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Warner, Bennet…

Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Senator Warner's question is: Do you know about additional information related to Russia disseminating President Trump's or Rudolph Giuliani's…

I rise today to draw attention to a group of veterans who served this country decades ago but who continue to suffer to this day as a result of their service. I am talking about hundreds of thousands of veterans who were exposed to Agent…

first of all, let me acknowledge my friend and colleague and the chairman of my committee, Richard Burr, for his great work. I am going to talk about him in a moment. I do hope the Record captured the nice things he said about me. Usually…

Senator Kay Hagan was a great friend and a devoted public servant. Her loss has been deeply felt by her many friends in this Chamber. Kay and I first got to know each other when we were running for the Senate in 2008. Throughout that…

I want to thank the gentleman from Georgia for allowing me to participate in this colloquy and pay tribute to his remarkable career of public service. I think you could ask anyone in this Chamber, Republican or Democrat, what they think of…

I will speed this up. Let me also point out that, recently, one of my constituents, a man named Jesse, received a $230,000 medical bill for his back surgery. Unbeknownst to him, he purchased one of these so-called short-term junk plans…

I ask unanimous consent for an additional 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.