Senator Lankford's amendment would eliminate the only practical recourse for same-sex and interracial couples to protect their marriages under the Respect for Marriage Act. It would create an exemption far beyond current law for…

I want to begin by thanking and recognizing the House Judiciary chairman, Jerry Nadler, and the entire House Equality Caucus for introducing the House bill and starting up this effort. This legislation passed the House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote previously scheduled for 3:15 p.m. be called immediately. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will…

We urge you to include $20 million in the fiscal year 2020 Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill.

today I rise to recognize the reclamation of Wisconsin Point from the city of Superior to the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe. Wisconsin Point, a narrow strip of land separating Allouez Bay from Lake Superior, is a small portion…

And increasingly, we have colleagues on the other side of the aisle who have friends, family, coworkers, et cetera, who are really, personally impacted by this issue of marriage equality.

I`ve been having many encouraging, hopeful conversations.

People overwhelmingly believe that you ought to have a right to marry the person you love, and to be able to protect your family through the laws of marriage.

And so if you support that type -- that set of rights and responsibility, then you need to support the Respect for Marriage Act.

And what I would say to all of my Republican colleagues in the Senate, if you are now in a position where you support marriage equality, then you need to support the Respect For Marriage Bill because you know, people who are married now…

I ask unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on the Herrnstadt nomination, the vote on confirmation occur at 5:30 p.m. and that the Senate recess from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

Senators can expect two votes at 5:30 p.m. Those votes would be on the confirmation of the Herrnstadt nomination and cloture on the Heinzelman nomination to be general counsel of the CIA.