the basic framework is you should have control over your own data.

We also have to change insurance culture and hiring culture and allowing those things to happen.

The single biggest thing I've heard, and this has been long before I've been here, in the decade or the 11 years since Dodd-Frank was introduced, is in our realm to regulate what we do think were really bad actors.

What we really need--if we're serious about this, and I think if you're 19 and have a nonviolent felony on your record, the world we live in now compared to two generations ago is so different.

Savanna's Act, which we have talked about, is named in honor of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-old pregnant member of the Spirit Lake Tribe who was murdered in my home State of North Dakota in 2017. Her disappearance and suspected…

I understand how CRs work, but also the set-asides go away. We have a standalone bill from the Senate right now. We could put it on the Consent Calendar. Just to give a little history, the Debbie Smith Act originally passed in 2004, and in…

I, like many people growing up thought murder was the worst crime you could have in this country. However, my career as a criminal defense attorney and as a legal guardian ad litem for victims of sexual assault has taught me that is not…

I appreciate the sentiment, but the amendment is unnecessary. The bill's terms clearly already do nothing to prevent post-dispute arbitration agreements from being negotiated or enforced, in theory. Honestly, the amendment really does…

I have one real quick response, particularly on family law. The gentleman is correct; those are almost always post dispute. But in a very significant amount of those cases, they are court ordered arbitration, so I don't know how voluntary…

I want to quote Justice Breyer in a Supreme Court opinion: The typical consumer who has only a small damage claim, who seeks, say, the value of only a defective refrigerator or television set would be left without any remedy but a court…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on passage of the bill will be followed by a 5-minute vote on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the…

I think we can't talk about this bill and talk about arbitration without also talking about class actions. Mayer Brown did a study on class-action suits. Rather than simply relying on anecdotes, the study undertook an empirical analysis of…

I rise in support of America's Transportation Infrastructure Act, a bill we on the Environment and Public Works Committee passed today with broad bipartisan support. Our bill contains the largest funding commitment in highway authorization…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I am honored to join my colleagues today to commemorate this anniversary of an incredible event. Fifty-eight years ago in May of 1961--the year in which I was born-- President John F. Kennedy appeared before Congress and boldly declared…

Upon assuming the chairmanship of the committee in January 2019, the chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee formally initiated an inquiry into Secretary Ross' decision to reinstitute the citizenship question on the 2020 census…

I thank the good Senator from Mississippi. This weekend, our Nation will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. This was a tremendous feat for our country. In recognition of this true American triumph, I am cosponsoring a…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to engage in a colloquy with my colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.