I rise today with my colleague Senator Whitehouse to pay tribute to a legendary police officer, Vincent Vespia, Jr., whose distinguished career in Rhode Island law enforcement spanned 57 years, from a young State trooper, to a top…

Let's stop demonizing the immigrant who comes and asks for help.

Most concerning is that the bill effectively expands the policy that's of Title 42 without any exceptions for those with bona fide asylum claims, unaccompanied children, victims of torture, victims of trafficking.

They want the American people to be scared. They want us to feel threatened.

This is not only a moral failing to asylum seekers fleeing persecution. It also defies existing laws.

What we do know is that the MAGA Republican plan will shut down asylum to everyone, including those fleeing Communist totalitarian regimes and young children who are crossing the border alone to flee gang violence.

We urge you to vote against H.R. 29, as well as any subsequent legislative proposals that would unjustly deprive vulnerable peoples the legal right to seek humanitarian protection in the United States.

Now, while Republicans resort to political stunts at the border and theatrical hearings like this one, Democrats stand ready to fix a broken immigration system.

the House Republican border security plan is one of the most extreme stances this body has seen on immigration in recent history.

We are not going to begin the hearing with the Pledge of Allegiance?

So, yes, there is a crisis at the border. It is not the one that the Republican leadership is shouting about.

Meanwhile, President Biden has shown that we can lower the number of unauthorized border crossings while still treating migrants with dignity and humanity.

I am happy to lead it.

We cannot and should not do that.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 21. A poll was released today that 73 percent of Americans think that the Republican leadership has the wrong priorities, and today we consider a…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 58. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 13, strike ``date of enactment of this subsection'' and insert ``date this paragraph…

It is winter, and in Rhode Island, in my State, one-third of our households rely on oil to heat their homes. In response to increased energy prices, the Biden administration has released oil from the strategic reserve to provide…

Releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a critical and commonsense strategy that is helping to lower the price of energy for working Rhode Islanders and for all Americans. In my State, and across the country, people have been…