No one debates the need for chips. But to my friend from Ohio, I would say: You are right. We lost tens of thousands of jobs over the last 20 years. You know why? Because the same microchip companies shut down plants in America to go for…

I call up my motion to instruct, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] moves that the managers on the…

this motion is cosponsored by Senator Johnson of Wisconsin, and I have to say that we are on a roll tonight. We have already voted to give $53 billion in corporate welfare to the microchip industry. We voted to give $125 billion in tax…

you know, I hear this word ``competition,'' but I want everybody to know what the competition is in the space program. The competition is between Mr. Musk and SpaceX. Musk is the wealthiest guy in the country, and Jeff Bezos and Blue…

may I have 30 seconds in response? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.

recent polls suggest that Congress has a 19-percent favorability rating, and I find that shocking. Clearly, if that 19 percent had any inkling as to what goes on here in the Senate, that number would be much lower. Over and over again, I…

In a Congress dominated by corporate lobbyists and wealthy campaign contributors, the idea that we would actually hear from the working class of this country is, in fact, radical, but I make no apologies for that.

And today we are going to be discussing a very important issue that gets much too little attention here in the halls of Congress or in the corporate media.

I want to thank you and the administration for once again including $20 million in funding in the President's budget to support the EPA's Geographic Program for Lake Champlain.

It’s up to the American -- the only people that can stop this are the American voters and they’re going to get a chance in about five months.

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) invests $40 million in Lake Champlain.

Do we want to live in an autocracy where somebody else gets to make the rules for women, for poor people, or for people of color? For kids who happen to be transgender? I think this kind of stuff is disgusting, and I`m betting the American…

The time to act to reduce carbon emissions within the transportation sector is now, and I applaud the efforts made by President Biden and the Department of Energy to realize this goal.

We have probably not seen as much corruption in the United States since the 1920s.

We’re in big trouble, and I do ultimately have faith in American voters that they can tell when we’re in big trouble, and we are in big trouble.

This is the first race in Ohio in a long time other than Sherrod Brown’s race where I thought we could win this.

the VA needs to continue to ensure that Compensation and Pension (C&P) exams are conducted timely, accurately, and within a reasonable distance for the veterans.

I have been a strong advocate for this program since it grew out of the Northern Forest Land Council.