We did hate crimes legislation on the floor at the same time we were doing a Supreme Court nomination. Those are pretty significant things. It can be done.

without losing my right to the floor, I yield to answer the question, yes.

as one who has held a lot of hearings on opioids, as one who has brought together law enforcement, the medical community, parents, the faith community, and physicians in my State on the opioid matter, I am perfectly happy that the…

I would agree with the Presiding Officer. I will stay here Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and vote and pass this, I would hope with actually putting money in it so we are not just passing something symbolically without teeth. The PRESIDING…

I have encouraged our Federal agencies to look for ways to help.

I found this interesting. When my children were little, I would read fairy tales to them, and they especially loved ``Through the Looking-Glass'' and ``Alice in Wonderland.'' And listening to this speech, I thought of ``Through the…

while the distinguished senior Senator from Texas is still on the floor, he mentioned the astronaut and his year in space. As one who has a hobby of photography, I was envious as I looked at all those. I am sure the distinguished Senator…

I have for years pushed the FDA to promote safer alternatives to powerful prescription painkillers, and to remove from the market older, less safe drugs.

last year, I hailed the signing of a new agreement between the United States and Canada designed to improve cross-border travel, commerce and security between our two countries. Secretary Johnson of the Department of Homeland Security was…

I appreciate the comments of the senior Senator from Delaware. We have plenty of time to get a nomination to the Supreme Court from the President and to confirm a Justice, just as this body has done 12 times in Presidential election years…

I see nobody else seeking recognition, so I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask the time be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

for years, I have consistently opposed efforts by Congress to restrict the Obama administration's ability to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The indefinite detention without trial of detainees at Guantanamo contradicts our…

today, I am proud to introduce the Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 with Senator Cornyn. The Justice for All Act, originally enacted in 2004, was an unprecedented bipartisan piece of criminal justice legislation. It has improved…

I would like to recognize Leslie Proll, the director of policy for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., for her years of excellent public service as she begins a new chapter in her career. Since 1998, Leslie has served as…

I must echo the remarks of Senator Durbin about the Senate actually doing its work in confirming nominees. It is a disservice to the country, it is a disservice to the Senate.

I would hope that you are exploring those kinds of things, whether it is from my State or any other State, that we do this kind of highly technical development.

The fiscal year 2016 omnibus requires the administration to certify the Egyptian Government has met a number of benchmarks on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law before you release 15 percent of Egypt's military aid.

I am just wondering what difference it makes for the Paris climate agreement, but also for all those thousands of people employed by U.S. manufacturers of clean energy technology if we do not support the Green Climate Fund.

The world is on fire either literally or figuratively in so many places, it is hard to keep track.

When President Santos was here recently the White House announced its fiscal year 2017 request for $450 million for assistance for Colombia.

I see the new Peace Colombia plan as a multiyear undertaking.

I am afraid they are following some of the same steps that created problems in the past: use force to silence critics; a lot of corruption; centrally manipulate political and economic systems that do not help the Egyptian people.

I joined with Senator Murkowski to introduce S. 2612--the Promoting Travel, Commerce and National Security Act of 2016.

There is overwhelming scientific evidence that links carbon emissions to global warming.

I think we can name--most of our States in this country have companies that would benefit from jobs in green technology.