Mr. President, well, first off, let me make sure my colleague from Vermont knows my background. I actually grew up in public housing, born to a single mom. I do care about people, making sure you can get an education. That is why I did…

Mr. President, I think who paid for Jeff Bezos's yacht is all the people who bought packages from Amazon. And by the way, if you do get one that says ``Made in China,'' I hope everybody will send it back. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I am not suggesting you shouldn't borrow money, but what I am suggesting is, if you do borrow money, you made that decision, all right? You shouldn't transfer it to somebody like my dad, who had a sixth-grade education…

Absolutely. I did everything I could to make sure all of our students had the opportunity to go to school. We made sure that they could afford to go to school. What I have said in my bill today is this ought to be done by Congress. And…

Madam President, have you ever gone out to eat at a restaurant with a group of people, but your order was cheaper than everyone else's? Maybe you weren't as hungry or the restaurant the group picked was more expensive than you could afford…

We are not a sanctuary state and it's better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. And yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures.

If you have folks that are inclined to think Florida is a good place, our message to them is, we are not a sanctuary state. And it`s better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. And, yes, we will help facilitate that transport for…

Governor Ron DeSantis is using us as political pawns, as props for his -- he is trying to galvanize a very extremist base in order to get his presidential nomination of the Republican Party.

Our intentions have been good and our efforts have been strong, and our generosity, particularly when compared with other nations, has been notable.

I think the efforts of the last three administrations to use U.S. influence for a significant positive outcome in Venezuela have all been failures.

there is not a reason for the United States to be footing 75 percent of this bill when we are also doing so much elsewhere.

Madam President, I am very pleased to be on the floor today with my colleague Senator Hirono to express our strong support for the nomination of Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues at the Department of…

In the last hearing that we had in this committee on Venezuela, which was 2 years ago, we discussed the disproportionate impact that the humanitarian crisis is having on women in the country who have been forced to flee.

Ambassador Rubin put it very starkly. He said: The U.S. no longer has the largest diplomatic service. China does. He concluded by saying: We have to stop tying one hand behind our backs in our efforts to represent our country and advance…

Thank you, Senator Hirono, and thank you for your eloquent remarks about Dr. Gupta's qualifications and the importance of having someone who has those kinds of qualifications at the Office of Global Women's Issues. At this time, I ask…

Madam President, I can buy that answer. Senator Hagerty and I have worked together on the Foreign Relations Committee. I voted for you to be an Ambassador. I thought you did a good job in that role, and I think you are doing a good job…

I appreciate the help.

Mr. President, Friday, September 16, 2022, marks the National Prisoners of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day. On this day, we join together to honor the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who have been prisoners of war and for…