People want more options for rail, definitely in New Jersey, definitely in the Greater tristate region.

Last month, we heard from the very profitable freight railroads and from their customers about their ongoing supply chain challenges.

So, the railroad entities around the world have the same challenges as Amtrak does?

I want to take a moment to highlight the importance of these projects for my district and the entire region.

And we have heard a lot about Amtrak not turning a profit today.

This mode of transportation has guaranteed funding for multiple years. The value of this certainty is not to be understated.

I introduced the One-Seat-Ride Act, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of a one-seat-ride trip versus a transfer trip option during peak hours on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden in November 2021, provides $22 billion in funding to Amtrak through Fiscal Year 2026.

The few times that I don't use Amtrak to come to work, I drive down, and I have to leave between midnight and 4 o'clock in the morning in order to bypass all that traffic between New Jersey and Washington, DC.

I celebrate the return of this service--and note that it took three years to restore.

I come to the floor today in opposition to a cruel and misguided attack on millions of student loan borrowers in New Jersey and across the country. I understand that some of my colleagues are intent on overturning President Biden's…

Make no mistake, these acts are war crimes and crimes against humanity, mass atrocities that Putin and his underlings must be held responsible for.

I think we have to go further. I am currently drafting legislation that would direct the Administration to create a common economic defense mechanism that would counter economic coercion, build supply chain resilience, promote stronger…

At a time of increasing challenges from adversaries seeking to threaten the international order, from perch as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee I am increasingly of the view that the United States has to lead the creation…

I commend the Administration for the unprecedented range of sanctions it has imposed on Russian actors in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

I commend the Administration for the unprecedented range of sanctions it has imposed on Russian actors in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

I think we have to go further. I am currently drafting legislation that would direct the Administration to create a common economic defense mechanism that would counter economic coercion, build supply chain resilience, promote stronger…

At a time of increasing challenges from adversaries seeking to threaten the international order, from perch as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee I am increasingly of the view that the United States has to lead the creation…