the Committee on Environment and Public Works has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 118th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the committee…

We are the United States of America and there is nothing, nothing beyond our capacity if we do it together.

We are the United States of America and there is nothing, nothing beyond our capacity if we do it together.

Thank you to Chair Durbin and to Ranking Member Graham for both convening this hearing and for your ongoing work to find a bipartisan path forward.

in accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent for myself as chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics and for Senator Lankford as vice chairman of the committee that the rules of…

He pressed President Lopez Obrador to act with a shared sense of responsibility towards the threat of drug trafficking.

One of my proudest responsibilities as a U.S. Senator serving the people of Delaware is supporting my constituents.

I want to see the IRS get that kind of recognition for quality.

The American people deserve an IRS that meets their expectations.

Democrats have made it very clear that we have an ironclad commitment to protect people who are making under $400,000.

I was very heartened to see that, since the Inflation Reduction Act was enacted last fall, the IRS has already begun putting the funds that Congress provided to good use.

We need a leader at the IRS who's been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act would require platforms to disclose information about how their algorithms actually operate.

Thank you. Thank you all very much for your testimony.

We all know they design their platforms to hold our attention longer and longer, and we know, from your testimony and, many of us, through personal exposure, that it is not helpful, but we need to better understand why it's harmful and how…

The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act would require platforms to disclose information about how their algorithms actually operate.

I look forward to joining in support of the Kids Online Safety Act, for example, but I also think we need to get underway with better funded, broader spectrum research.

Let me be perfectly clear: Addiction is a disease and that must be treated and drug trafficking is a crime that must be prosecuted.