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I come to the Senate floor today for the 298th time in my ``Time to Wake Up'' speech series to once again call attention to the looming climate calamity. I went last week to the Our Ocean Conference--a conference founded by the United…
I thank Ms. Jacobs for her long body of work championing children around the world, particularly on the issue of malnutrition. I will continue to stand in this Chamber every day we are in session and speak on this topic until funding for…
In yet another of many attempts to unravel protections for human health and the environment, and in their endless quest to accommodate the country's biggest polluters, Republicans in the Senate are seeking congressional disapproval for…
I rise for the fifth time to bring attention to the Trump administration's failure to restore funding for food aid for malnourished children, despite their promise to do so. I speak today about the biology of hunger. A 2-year-old child may…
I am pleased to supplement the remarks of our distinguished leader with respect to Social Security. Rhode Island has I believe the largest participation per capita in Social Security in the country. Social Security is what brought American…
As many of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus have laid out, Donald Trump has failed the American people. That is why I am grateful to my colleagues, Representatives Kamlager-Dove and Brown, for leading this Special Order…
I am proud to join Senators Blumenthal, Whitehouse, Merkley, Baldwin, Warren, Van Hollen, and Sanders in introducing the Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act. Our legislation would finally fully close a loophole that…
I rise to discuss my concern about the chaos that is roiling the Department of Defense. Sunday will mark the 100th day of Pete Hegseth serving as Secretary of Defense. During his confirmation hearing, Mr. Hegseth said: President Trump…
I rise for the third time to call for funding for global emergency food aid to be restored. For years, USAID funded the production of ready-to-use therapeutic foods at Edesia Nutrition in my district. The food that was manufactured there…
I rise today alongside my colleagues to speak out against the attack on a fundamental right of every American citizen: the right to vote. I want to thank Senator Padilla for leading this important effort. The progress, the prosperity, and…
Today, I also rise in support of the lifesaving producer of humanitarian aid, Rhode Island's own nonprofit, Edesia Nutrition. Since coming to Congress, I have been proud to advocate for Edesia in hearing after hearing as vice ranking…
I rise for the second time to call for funding for global emergency food aid to be restored. Plumpy'Nut is a nutrient-dense paste used to save the lives of millions of children around the world. On every box manufactured at the Edesia…
I rise today to congratulate Noel Simpson, senior director of the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA), on his upcoming retirement and thank him for his more than three decades of service dedicated to Rhode Island students…
I rise to discuss the nomination of Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I am glad that we will soon be voting on this nominee. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is one of, if not the, most important positions in…
I am pleased to introduce the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act with the Senator from Tennessee, Mr. Hagerty. This bipartisan legislation restricts the use of so-called mortgage ``trigger leads'' and gives prospective home buyers control…