On the Senate floor yesterday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) discussed recorded cases of federal agents attacking peaceful protestors in order to incite violence.

Senator Mark Kelly spoke on the Senate floor about Arizona constituents facing rising health care costs, citing stories of those affected by expiring tax credits.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks on the Senate floor amid the government shutdown battle.

“This not only erodes trust between communities and the people tasked with protecting them, [but] is an existential threat to civil liberties, the rule of law, and the core values of our who we are as Americans,” Durbin said.

Senator John Thune blames Democrats for the continued government shutdown, emphasizing the need for a clean CR to end the impasse.

On the Senate floor today, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) continues to blame government shutdown on the "radical left," claiming that Chuck Schumer is against the funding bill only because he wants to please his "radical" voter base.