Senate will soon vote on the nomination of David Friedman to be U.S. Ambassador to Israel. I oppose his nomination. Mr. Friedman has made a career of derogatory and inflammatory statements about U.S. policy in the Middle East, about former…

I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask unanimous consent that the time be charged equally. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I have been privileged to serve in this body for more than 42 years, and I thank my native State of Vermont for that. When I joined the Senate, our country was still crawling out of an intractable war--a war which came to an end with a…

what is the parliamentary situation? Are we in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering S.J. Res. 34. Calling for the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor

We know how important the Department of Agriculture is in supporting our Nation's farmers, our rural communities, our hungry and malnourished families here and abroad, forest lands, consumers.

I would ask you to support finding a way to include dairy farms, which require year-round labor.

We have to address what is happening in climate change, the nearly doubling of acres burned in western fires over the last 30 years.

If it is left unchecked, in 10 years, two out of every three dollars--just think of this.

Slashing non-defense programs to pay for an increase in defense spending is not a solution and would not make our Nation safer.

I want to call the Senate's attention to the current situation in Guatemala, where upholding the rule of law has too often been the exception rather than the rule. For centuries, most Guatemalans had no access to justice. This was…

for over a decade, Vermont has been named one of the healthiest States in the Nation. For those who know the tireless dedication of Vermont's Commissioner of Health, Dr. Harry Chen, this fact is not surprising. Dr. Chen recently made the…

last Thursday the Trump administration submitted its first budget blueprint to Congress. The President called it ``America First, A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again.'' The title would seem like a ``Saturday Night Live'' skit if…

today the Senate will vote on two nominees to the U.S. Sentencing Commission who should have been confirmed last year. Judge Danny Reeves was nominated more than 1 year ago, and he was unanimously reported by the Judiciary Committee; yet…

article 2 of chapter I of the Charter of the Organization of American States, of which Ecuador is a party, states that one of the OAS's purposes is ``to promote and consolidate representative democracy, with due respect for the principle…

I believe all Members of this Subcommittee should work cooperatively to avoid that outcome, but cooperation is a two-way street.

The contributions of our National Guard are critical to the nation's defense both at home, and abroad.

Cutting programs worldwide to feed millions, prevent AIDS, treat tuberculosis, malaria, all the things we do worldwide.

National security is not solely the mission of the Department of Defense.

State-sponsored information warfare is a serious concern for our national security, as well as that of our NATO Allies.

Sequestration has produced terrible consequences for the average American as well--our infrastructure is failing, investment in job training and employment are down, and education funding lags behind.

Mixed or critical messages from U.S. leadership can be of great concern for Allies, especially those that feel most threatened by Russia.

A failing infrastructure undermines our national security by weakening economic growth and creating vulnerabilities in our bridges, our water systems, and our electrical grid.

Russia seeks to create and exploit political divisions within Western societies and the Euro-Atlantic community in an attempt to 'divide and conquer.'

The Supreme Court is the guarantor of the liberties of all Americans.

The Federal recusal standards apply to both Supreme Court Justices and other judges.