before I returned home for the August recess, I came to the floor to call on the Senate to take up pending judicial nominations. Once again, today I join my colleagues in calling for action on the crisis that is facing our Federal courts…

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute be agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed…

I would like to engage in a colloquy with the Senator from Michigan, Ms. Stabenow, who serves as the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and is a lead sponsor of the GMO labeling bill, S. 764…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is…

Congress is taking a critical first step to combat our country's opioid crisis and a major step in providing safer, more effective, and higher quality care for America's veterans. I want to speak about my bipartisan Jason Simcakoski…

I would like to bring attention to the estimated 5 million Americans suffering from gastroparesis in observance of National Gastroparesis Awareness Month in August. Gastroparesis is a chronic medical condition in which the stomach cannot…

the American public is well aware that there is a vacancy on our U.S. Supreme Court and, in addition, that there is obstruction going on in terms of our path to do what the Senate is supposed to do--confirm a President's nomination to the…

We often do not hear about the good news or the encouraging news, but earlier this year, Mr. Steinbach, the FBI prevented a terrorist attack in my home State of Wisconsin.

Senator Baldwin, I hear these complaints from everyone. What can you and the Senate do to make all providers sign a contract so that they can be held to their words and finally remove all their false marketing?

last week--let's start with last weekend--Americans woke to the news of a horrific mass murder in Orlando, FL. The gunman, a U.S. citizen inspired by terrorists, legally purchased a weapon of war and turned it upon members of the LGBT…

Thank you. Through the Chair, I would like to ask the Senator from Connecticut a question, actually about a number of things--about the need for us to stand united as a country in the fight against hatred and terrorism and easy access to…

Through the Chair, I would like to ask a question about the tragic massacre in Orlando. I wanted to lead into that by first of all thanking and deeply appreciating the work and efforts of my colleague from Connecticut who has come to the…