as the minority leader explained, we unfortunately expect that today Senate Republicans will again make an effort to spread lies and misinformation about why some women decide to have abortions later in pregnancy, and they will do so…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Women's Health

I ask unanimous consent that Mary Polanco, a fellow from the Air Force assigned to my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the following fellows on the HELP Committee be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 116th Congress: Meghan Mott, Garrett Devenney, Brian Keplun, Lindsey Tepe, Erika Nuerenberg, and Yesenia Ayala…

let me just respond by saying the Paycheck Fairness Act that we are asking to go today and have been denied the opportunity to do so makes very important updates to the Equal Pay Act. It reaffirms that every worker in America has the right…

I come to the floor today not in celebration but in frustration to once again mark Equal Pay Day. It has now been 50 years since Congress passed the Equal Pay Act. It is a bipartisan law signed by President Kennedy and intended to ensure…

The teen pregnancy and teen birth rate have declined by an impressive 63 percent and 72 percent respectively since the early 1990s.

I rise today to join my Democratic colleagues in lifting up the voices of countless people in my home State of Washington and around the Nation who are calling out for Congress to truly address the climate change crisis. I am glad the…

I thank Chairman Alexander and join him in commending Ms. Lowery for her many years of dedicated and outstanding service to the HELP Committee, the Senate, and the American people. I greatly appreciate the sacrifice that Ms. Lowery has…

since day one of the Trump administration, the Republicans have done everything they can to cater to an extreme rightwing base by undermining women's access to the healthcare they need and the healthcare providers they trust. They have…

I thank my colleague from Ohio for his statement and his concerns, and I am here today to join him on the floor to oppose Chad Readler's nomination to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. I call on every Republican who said they were going…

I am delighted to join the Senator from Michigan today, to add to her comments about the replacement for now- Justice Kavanaugh after he was confirmed to the Supreme Court last year, and I want to remind my colleagues about the people who…

I ask unanimous consent that both Senator Menendez and I be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes each prior to the roll call vote on the Desmond nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am here joining my colleagues on the floor to sound the alarm because right now, this Senate is being steered down a very dangerous path. I spoke last night about this and laid out my case, and I am here again to make it one more time…

I am on the floor to talk about a vote that simply should not have taken place this evening. It was a vote on yet another attack from our Republican colleagues on women's health and their right to access safe, legal abortions--this time in…

I come to the floor this afternoon to express my deep opposition to the nomination of Mr. William Barr to be our Nation's next Attorney General. His nomination comes at a very trying time for our country. As our own President frequently…

we have laws against infanticide in this country. This is a gross misinterpretation of the actual language of the bill that is being asked to be considered, and, therefore, I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.

the fact that the United States is debating and voting on this bill attacking women's healthcare right now is an absolute disgrace. We are 27 days into President Trump's completely unnecessary government shutdown. Workers are not being…

we are 26 days into President Trump's completely unnecessary government shutdown--26 days of pain and uncertainty; 26 days of missed paychecks and missed bills--26 days, the longest in our country's history. I have heard from so many…

we have heard from a number of our colleagues today about personal stories that are happening to real live people in their home States--people who have not received a paycheck and are facing fear about what they are going to do in the…

I respect the rights of the Senator. We have a number of Senators and a limited amount of time. So if he could finish quickly, we would all appreciate it. Thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that Democrats control the time until 12 noon, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 3 minutes each, and the Republicans control the time from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

I come to the floor today with a number of my colleagues on the 26th day of this deeply damaging and completely unnecessary Trump shutdown. We are here today to lift up the voices and stories of the people who are being hurt by President…

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

I come to the floor this evening to urge my Republican colleagues to do the right thing and stand with us to reopen the government and end this completely unnecessary and, really, absurd crisis. President Trump's latest government shutdown…