Senator Klobuchar said it all. I know we are spending the week dealing with Assistant Secretaries or something or another-- and that is all terribly important--but the American people want us to start acting on their needs. At the top of…

I say to my friend from Idaho, we have been going through regular order dealing with prescription drugs for 40 years. It hasn't quite worked. Your bill has gone nowhere. My bill has gone nowhere. If you have got objections to what Senator…

In an important moment of bipartisanship on Monday, this Chamber passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021. Over 75 percent of Members voted to restore power to women, who far too often have…

The Postal Service is a mess. Today, we are about to take up a reform proposal that is long overdue. Mail delivery in rural Vermont is critical for all our rural communities. For our seniors who rely on getting their checks and getting…

it is appropriate to take a moment here in the Senate to recognize David Ferriero, the 10th Archivist of the United States. Mr. Ferriero has held the top position at the National Archives since 2009, overseeing the maintenance and…

the holiday season having just passed is a wonderful reminder that the products of many small, local businesses often make the best gifts. I would like to take some time today to highlight Maple Landmark Woodcraft, a Vermont business that…

I thank Vice Chairman Johnson for organizing this Special Order hour tonight and for yielding me time to speak. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to ring the alarm bell regarding the United States' current financial crisis caused by the Biden…

S. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2022 congressional budget resolution, included authority in section 4009 to allow the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to adjust budget aggregates and committee allocations after the enactment of…

today, February 7th, 2022, marks the 60th anniversary of the day the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba first went into effect. Just think of that--60 years. It is three generations, 12 Presidents, 60 sessions of Congress, six…

serving in the U.S. Senate for as long as I have, I have seen dedicated, talented staffers come and go from my team. Some come to my office fresh out of college, spend some time, and move on to other opportunities or to further their…

Any time that one of our citizens has a job, we have to take that very seriously.

We are in the middle of the coldest season of the year, which means Tennesseans and Americans across the country are turning up their thermostats. Unfortunately, the price of staying warm has skyrocketed after 1 year under the Biden…

We have got to ensure that folks who are involved in fossil fuel industries... are able to transition to good-paying jobs.

Fossil fuels have been with us for a long time... it concealed that information and... advocated for, in effect, fake science.

Would you agree that the challenges related to climate change are regionally distinct?

For decades we have heard elected officials rightfully decry the loss of American jobs, and then promise to bring them back. And for generations Americans have waited for that promise. Here is the chance. Since January 2000, the United…

in 1961, when I was deciding where to attend law school, I was looking for an institution where I could not only learn about the law in the abstract, but also how it is applied, interpreted, and written. I was immediately drawn to the…

I join with the vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Senator Shelby, in honoring Joanna Capps on her retirement on January 21, 2022, after more than 33 years of distinguished service to the Congress. Joanna, better known as Jodi…