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I also want to thank Senators Udall and Merkley for their extraordinary work on the For the People Act. We are confronting a crisis in our democracy. We have a President who repeatedly invites foreign intervention in our elections, engages…
My state is also dealing with increased flooding from severe rains.
If Hawai'i does not see these new start projects and studies in the three areas I have discussed today, my state will face growing physical, economic, environmental and social challenges.
I secured appropriations committee support language in FY18 to highlight the importance of this project, but the project still lacks proper statutory authority for the Corps to fix Lake Shore Drive.
To solve this issue, affected water systems are working with the Brazos River Authority, Texas Center on Environmental Quality, and EPA officials to find grants that are available to the state through the State Drinking Water Revolving…
I would encourage you to continue the program's flexibility to address the needs of rural systems in times of changing administrative actions.
No. In fact, they are expressing -- no, they're engaging in wishful thinking. Notice that people who are saying everything is OK are the political people.
I think it's very clear where the president's head is at, and his head is always all about him, and what he can do to protect himself.
the Constitution vests Congress with the power to declare war and ultimately to authorize the use of military force in order to provide a critical check on a President's decision to deploy troops overseas. Congress has for too long…
when the Framers debated whether to include the power of impeachment in the Constitution, they envisioned a moment very much like the one we face now. They were fearful of a corrupt President who would abuse the Presidency for his or her…
the American experiment was a radical one. It imagined equal justice under the law. It imagined equal protection under the law. It imagined a cumbersome system in which tyranny could be avoided by the constant struggle between elected and…
Mr. Chief Justice, I have a question on behalf of myself and Senators Whitehouse and Heinrich, and this is for the counsel for the President and the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Question from Senators Schatz, Whitehouse…
I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Hirono is for the House managers: Can you talk about what has happened to whistleblowers when they have been outed against their…
``Aloha.'' I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Hirono for the House managers reads as follows: In contrast to arguments by the President's counsel, acting White…
Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator Schatz is directed to the House managers, and the question also is from Senator Feinstein: If the President were acting in the interest of…
So, what he wants is a fast trial, not a fair trial. And so, this is what we have.