This week is the anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday,' when voting rights marchers, including now-Congressman John Lewis, were beaten by State troopers as they attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.

We have worked hard to fight fraud and corporate wrongdoing.

I hope you will work with us as we do immigration reform, because that would complete the whole legislation.

American citizens have a right to understand when their life can be taken by their Government absent due process.

Congress has a significant role to play in conducting oversight of national security matters.

Since that time, the credibility of the Justice Department among the American people... has increased dramatically.

Oh, Senator Grassley raises a very good point.

Today I am proud to introduce modified legislation to combat the practice of straw purchasing and illegal trafficking in firearms. Since my initial introduction of the Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act at the very beginning of the…

I reserve the remainder of my time. I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant…

last week, Congress failed to act to avoid indiscriminate across-the-board cuts from sequestration. These automatic cuts are in the tens of billions of dollars at a time when our economy is finally recovering but remains fragile. Among…

it would be hard to state it any better than the Senator from Nevada has. But so many of the issues we grapple with every single day on this floor--regulatory issues, issues that affect the various departments of government--when there are…

the Senator from Nevada is absolutely correct. I would even argue that in some areas it is more important than the Supreme Court because on so many of the issues that go there, they will have the final word. The Supreme Court could never…

I thank the majority leader for what he said on these nominations. As he knows, we have an awful lot of them that have come out, and then every time he has tried to move them quickly on the Senate floor there has been opposition from the…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Leahy, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Gillibrand and Mr. Kirk pertaining to the introduction of S. 443 are printed…

tomorrow we will begin commemoration of Women's History Month--an annual occasion to celebrate and honor the many contributions of women to American history, culture, and society. Since our Nation's founding, generations of women have…

I am pleased to join with my friend from California, Senator Feinstein, in introducing the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2013. It is identical to the bill that she and I have introduced in prior years, and I commend her for…

I thank the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania for allowing me to go first. I assure him I will be very brief. I know the distinguished Senator from Washington State is here. She has an interest in what I am going to say because of…

earlier this week, I shared with the Senate the consequences of sequestration for the budget of the Department of State and foreign operations and its impact on the security of the United States. Funding for the entire Department of State…

I want to thank the Senator from Maryland and commend the very energetic way she has taken on her new responsibilities as Chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee. She has played a leading role in educating other Senators and the…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. If there is time remaining, I ask the time be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call…

on behalf of Senator Menendez of New Jersey, I ask unanimous consent that Margaret Taylor be granted the privilege of the floor during the executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 7, the nomination of Robert Bacharach of…

Less than 7 years ago, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate and in the House of Representatives joined together to reauthorize key expiring provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. We explained and documented our findings that this…

This week, the country is facing indiscriminate across- the-board cuts from sequestration if Congress does not come to an agreement. The automatic cuts that will otherwise occur are in the tens of billions of dollars at a time when our…

I have often said, Mr. President, that the Senate is supposed to be, it can be, and often is the conscience of the Nation. Well, we became the conscience of the Nation 2 weeks ago when Senators, both Republicans and Democrats, voted…

I stand with the Senator from Michigan. In the Judiciary Committee, we follow the same procedure for our judicial nominees regardless of the party of the President who nominates them. If we begin switching the rules depending upon who is…