And even on a macroeconomic level, beyond the justice of it, beyond making sure that shareholders who have been damaged by this deception and misconduct can recoup their costs via class actions, do you think that this has overall…

So, you would recommend that we support the legislation that we are entertaining today on investor protection to make sure that shareholders can be protected as well?

I find this extremely concerning, that you can almost before misconduct happens already waive your right to seek justice in court.

Mr. President, the Senate failed to pass emergency relief funding yesterday to help the American families recovering from natural disasters. It failed for one reason--the Republicans removed critical aid for Puerto Rico and other…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi) for his eloquence and his leadership on this critically important issue. I rise to express my strong opposition to the Trump administration's efforts to…

Mr. Speaker, more than 4 million women in the United States experience physical violence by a domestic partner every single day. This staggering statistic underscores the great importance of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and friend from California. You know you understand how it is for many of us who are blessed to have either employer-offered health insurance or are in a situation where you don't think as much about the…

Madam President, I want to associate myself with the comments of the Senator from Washington. She is exactly right. We are rising today to speak about a very disturbing annual milestone that we are once again marking today. Today is known…

Subnational action is not a substitute for greater Federal leadership.

It is falling upon them to harden their infrastructure and deal with increasingly frequent and severe wildfires, flooding, droughts, and air quality issues.

We are at a crossroads in the climate crisis. We are going to meet this crisis head on.

Investing in infrastructure and creating local jobs and transitioning to a clean energy economy are goals that leaders on both sides of the aisle at all levels of government should be able to support.

Empowering State, local, Tribal, and territorial governance needs to be at the foundation of our climate response in Congress.

We will need every idea and every proposal we can muster.

Today we ask what can Congress learn from our State and local experiences and how can our Federal Government be a better partner in these efforts?

I have some questions, particularly when we see how redlining functioned. It was in many ways and as we know now a very racially targeted policy.

What under the Fair Housing Act can we use to make sure that things like that don't happen?

Folks are suggesting that we are conducting foreign relations with folks with security clearances via WhatsApp. I mean, every day that we go on without getting to the bottom of this matter is a day that we are putting hundreds, if not…