I come to the floor for the last minute of this debate to support Sean Donovan's nomination to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. I have worked very closely with Secretary Donovan over the last 5 years, and I know he has…

I want to be very clear about the circumstances that these children are facing, the circumstances that are causing them to cross a continent by foot and seek safety here in the United States.

I think everybody in this room, Republicans and Democrats, are at least in agreement that what we are seeing along the Nation's Southwest border is simply unacceptable.

the numbers of young people and children crossing our borders, often by themselves and almost always with nothing beyond the clothes on their backs, is really staggering.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mrs. Murray pertaining to the introduction of S. 2565 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. VA Health Care

I am here to discuss the Helping Working Families Afford Child Care Act, which is a bill my colleagues Senators Shaheen, Boxer, Gillibrand, and I introduced today. It will update the child and dependent care tax credit to offer working…

I believe when it comes to caring for our Nation's heroes, we can't accept anything less than excellence. As have many of my colleagues, I have been very troubled by the most recent allegations of the VA failing to provide veterans timely…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate on June 26, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on June 26, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 26, 2014, at 10 a.m., room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Preserving…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 26, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 26, 2014, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on health, education…

almost exactly 1 year ago to this day, all of the Members of this Senate came to this Chamber for what each of us understood was a historic vote because after years and even decades of debate and discussion, a small group of bipartisan…

I have sponsored, along with Senator Baldwin and many other members of this committee, the legislation called the Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act that requires colleges and universities to prohibit harassment and…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I really appreciate your holding this important hearing.

I want to thank our chairman and ranking member, Senator Harkin and Senator Alexander, for their tremendous work and backing us as we worked through this process. I again thank my partner, Senator Isakson, who was so diligent and true to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I yield for Senator Isakson, and I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.

I ask unanimous consent that all after the first vote at 2:30 p.m. be 10 minute votes and that upon disposition of H.R. 803, the time until 4:30 p.m. be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

just last month I joined seven of my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats from the House and the Senate, to introduce a critical piece of legislation called the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It is a bill to reauthorize and…

as we end this debate, I thank my coauthors and managers of this bill, Senator Isakson, Senator Harkin, and Senator Alexander. And I also again thank Senator Enzi who was for years my partner on this bill. For over a decade now some…

as provided under the consent agreement, I now call up the substitute amendment No. 3378. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Washington [Mrs. Murray], for herself, Mr. Isakson…

But there is much more to be done especially in countries where women are still fighting for basic human rights.