Congress in October 2025

Jeff MerkleyDemocrat, Oregon

Trump Administration: (Continued)

It is about Paul Revere's ride in April 1775, as he sounded the alarm about military troops marching on American cities; one lantern if the British were attacking by land and two lanterns if they were attacking by sea.

Roger MarshallRepublican, Kansas

Government Funding (Executive Calendar)

Here we are, day No. 2 of the Schumer shutdown, or should we call this the AOC shutdown? After all, when the puppet master gets outmaneuvered by his own radical Squad, who is really calling the shots? Shouldn't we give the Squad some credit here for this shutdown?

Bernard SandersIndependent, Vermont

Government Funding

We are now approaching day seven of the government shutdown. The Republicans control the House. They control the Senate. They control the White House. They run the government, and they have the responsibility to keep the government open.

Amy KlobucharDemocrat, Minnesota

Government Funding (Executive Calendar)

I rise today as millions of Americans stand on the edge of a healthcare cliff. I join my Democratic colleagues in continuing to fight to reopen the government and to prevent Americans' healthcare costs from skyrocketing.

Lisa MurkowskiRepublican, Alaska

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: Resumed

We have all talked about what the primary goal is right now in the Senate. It is to reopen the Federal Government, but that is not all we need to reopen right now.

Sheldon WhitehouseDemocrat, Rhode Island

Climate Change

I rise here for the 302nd time to urge this somnolent, compromised body to wake up to the dangers of climate change--again, with my trusted and increasingly battered chart. This time, my focus is on the fossil fuels industry's corrupting influence over the Trump administration and what that means for Americans.

John KennedyRepublican, Louisiana

Government Funding

Well, the shutdown melodrama continues. I love the smell of melodrama in the morning. It smells like the U.S. Senate. I said the other day that this shutdown is just further proof that human evolution is a slow, slow process. With this shutdown, what you are witnessing now is just further proof about why it took human beings thousands of years to learn how to stand upright.

Angus S. King Jr.Independent, Maine

En Bloc Nominations: Continued

As if in legislative session and notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 1337 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that the bill be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Richard BlumenthalDemocrat, Connecticut

Terminating the National Emergency Declared to Impose Duties on Articles Imported From Canada

What has always separated America from other nations around the world is the right to vote. It is a right that everybody in this body cherishes, as do the American people. Every person who approaches the ballot box generally has confidence that their votes are going to be counted and their voice will be heard.

John CornynRepublican, Texas

Government Funding (Executive Calendar)

Here we go again. Three days ago, Democrats voted against a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government open for the benefit of 320 million American citizens. But because they voted against it, we are now in a government shutdown-- something that should be a profound embarrassment to them, as it is to the rest of us who believe we were sent here to govern, not…

Charles E. SchumerDemocrat, New York

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026: Motion to Proceed

Another week has passed, and the Trump shutdown drags on because Republicans refuse to work with or even negotiate with Democrats in a serious way to fix the healthcare crisis in America.

John BarrassoRepublican, Wyoming

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: Resumed

I come to the floor having just listened to the minority leader talk, and I read in Punchbowl News, this morning, the minority leader making a statement to Punchbowl.