to have literally hundreds of thousands of people without power for days on end is simply unacceptable?

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…

I rise today to introduce the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2021. I thank my colleague from North Carolina, Senator Tillis, for working with me on this important piece of legislation, which serves as a first step to…

Oh, I had little doubt that we were going to get this done because all of the Democrats voted to use the reconciliation process.

Understanding that Mitch McConnell`s goal is to retake the senate which means that he is not going to be with us in pushing legislation that Joe Biden wants.

I`m very disappointed that not one Republican voted for it and neither did any Republican in the House.

Mitch McConnell wants to be able to uh be the guy that stops all of them. And that is why he`s so intent on keeping filibuster intact.

At the end of the day, although the Republicans tried -- they spent many, many hours trying to weaken the bill and ultimately not a single one voted for it. At the end of the day, we Democrats knew that we were going to get a bill that was…

Senator Brian Schatz and I plan to shortly reintroduce our bill to impose a financial transaction fee.

One of President Biden's key goals is to take action on climate change and help build back the economy and create new, well-paying jobs for people working in clean energy and improving energy efficiency.

I rise today to introduce a bill that requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National Forest System in the State of Hawaii. The U.S…

I think it is really important for this Department to have the staffing necessary because, as you noted, this is a department that should rely on facts, data, and information, in order to make its decisions.

reserving the right to object, the majority of the minors who become pregnant tell their parents about the pregnancy even when they plan to seek an abortion. But it is not always possible or even advisable that a parent be informed. For…

I rise today regarding the second impeachment of Donald Trump. The House managers made their case. Based on the evidence they presented and the events we all experienced, Donald Trump should be convicted and prohibited for holding office…

I rise this morning to honor Mahina `Olelo Hawaii, or Hawaiian Language Month. Colleagues, I have the wonderful privilege of being native Hawaiian. My culture has served as a guiding light throughout my entire life, a light that has…

If you are an American and you work, you are an American worker, as I envision the way we are talking about this.

Transparency, predictability, due process, are all critical to the way we want our government to function.

the world is very different in important ways from the way the world was in 2015 and 2016.