If we do not act soon, the child care crisis is going to keep getting worse, and it will hurt our economy in the process.

You cannot have an economy that works for working families without a strong child care system, and right now, our child care system is just plain broken.

I do not understand the games that our Republican friends are playing with Ukraine aid. I think this is an existential moment.

It was in this Chamber on January 6, 2021, that I came to realize relatively late in life how fragile our democracy is. I realize that the words of the Constitution, to which we all pledge an oath, are important, and so are the concepts…

I wish this were not true--and it is true in the United States and nowhere else--but, on average, 70 women across this country are killed each month by an intimate partner, a husband or a boyfriend mostly, and most all of those murders are…

The recent proposal that revived Trump's border wall, closed our doors on asylum seekers, and rewrote immigration laws is not going to go anywhere.

I hope that we find a path in the next 2 weeks to be able to get Ukraine the supplemental assistance it needs.

One of the things my Republican colleagues have talked about in this hearing is adjustments to the asylum standard.

I want to thank Senator Whitehouse for his leadership on this issue--persistent, consistent, constant in seeking the truth; very simply, seeking the facts. We are here about the authorization of a subpoena to three individuals--Harlan…

I am a big supporter of it.

I think States are going to need the benefit of the expertise and insight that your office and you can bring to bear.

I think States are going to need the benefit of the expertise and insight that your office and you can bring to bear.

I am pleased to follow my colleague from Rhode Island and join him in urging confirmation of these highly qualified and experienced men and women to positions of great trust and responsibility in our military, but they are just a fraction…

I defended sex offender registration laws before the United States Supreme Court. I argued the case. We won it.

You are an eminently qualified nominee for the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and I'll be pleased to support you.

I might just say, coincidentally, a number of us met this morning with various veteran service organizations.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman for having this hearing.

I'm very honored to support Sarah Russell, a nominee for the District of Connecticut Federal court.