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Yes. In fact, even the Mueller report showed that there was considerable Russian activity and support in the election that made Donald Trump our President. They couldn't prove an ongoing conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the…
Madam President, just for the reference of everyone, I believe the majority leader is going to come in for his closing script. When he does, that will end whatever little colloquy we will have had here, and I will then do my ``Time to Wake…
I appreciate the concern of the Senator from Maryland on this, and I wish him success with his legislation.
Madam Speaker, with Virginia becoming the 38th State to ratify the equal rights amendment, today we make it clear that Congress never intended the arbitrary deadline to act as a barrier to ratification of this vital amendment. Ratification…
Madam Speaker, President Trump stood in this very Chamber last week promising that he would protect Medicare and Social Security, but like so many things with this administration, that empty promise didn't even last a week. In fact, when…
Mr. President, I rise to offer my amendment noting that as a result of Iran's recent ballistic missile strike against U.S. air bases in Iraq, over 100 servicemembers have sustained traumatic brain injuries, or TBIs, as a result of their…
Mr. President, I rise today to discuss my concerns with respect to Iran and to express my support for the Kaine resolution, of which I am a cosponsor. No American mourns the death of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, and my thoughts remain…
Mr. President, it is February 12, and I am here to remark on an anniversary and tell a story. It is quite appropriate that Senator Leahy should be here on the floor with me because he is a great friend of Vietnam and has done great work in…
Mr. President, I am here again, as the Senate returns to regular business, to call us again to respond to the threat of climate change. Here on the floor today, things seem back to normal. The floor is empty. We have a Senator instead of a…
A global biological pandemic would arguably present the single biggest threat to the U.S. short of a nuclear war.
Madam Speaker, as co-chair of the Career and Technical Education Caucus, I rise to recognize National CTE Month. CTE programs, like those at the Genesis Center in my home State of Rhode Island, show the promise of economic opportunities…
The hearing will come to order. I want to welcome everyone to today's hearing on reviewing the Department of Defense strategy, policy, and programs for countering weapons of mass destruction.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize National Gun Violence Survivors Week and the countless Americans whose lives have been impacted by gun violence across the country. This issue is personal to me, as it is for so many others. When I was 16…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to welcome Rabbi Seth Frisch, who delivered today's opening prayer to the people's House. Since his ordination in 1986, at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, Rabbi Frisch has been a source…
Mr. President, today the Senate is called upon to uphold our oath of office and our duty to the Constitution because President Trump failed to do so himself. After listening closely to the impeachment managers and the President's defense…
Madam President, may I say that it is a pleasure to speak to the Senate with the new Senator from Georgia presiding for the first time, at least, that I have had this occasion. Well, here we are. The impeachment outcome is settled, as it…
I'd ask you, Director, in writing if you could identify where you would best use additional resources, I promise you I will advocate for them.
the survival of our democracy is directly dependent on our ability to protect the integrity of our elections, particularly from foreign interference.