We have to act and act now. And the first order of business by the way, is to pass an emergency COVID-19 bill which among many other things says to working class Americans, we know you're in pain and we are going to get you a $2,000 check…

Trump has been a disaster, the worst President in the history of the United States, and that's terrible.

January 6, 2021, will forever mark a historic day for our Nation. Not simply because our beloved Capitol building--the very heart of our democracy--laid under siege. Not simply because rioters stormed the Senate and House floors…

No, it really is very, very sad for our democracy, for our country. And it really speaks to the fact that we have a President who not only is a pathological liar, somebody who lost an election by seven million votes, lost the Electoral…

And all that I am saying is that, according to a very reputable tax center organization--people who do this for a living-- less than 1 percent of the benefits of the entire program go to the wealthiest people in this country. So when you…

let me say to my friend, Senator Thune, that I certainly concur with you as to what a pleasure it is to be spending New Year's Day with you and our colleagues. It is exactly what I, I know, and every other Member here wanted to do, but…

All that I am saying--all that I am saying--this is a great debate, John. We should have this debate, and in 2 minutes--in 2 minutes, John, I am going to give you the opportunity to say you support what we are doing, and then we will have…

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I would ask my friend from South Dakota: Do you disagree with the Tax Policy Center, which says that the top 5 percent of Americans--the wealthiest people in our country--would receive less than 1…

Well, I think my friend from Illinois missed nothing in the translation. He is exactly right. But I also--

let me briefly respond to some of the points that Majority Leader McConnell has made, to his inaccurate statements. Now, I am delighted that, after years of talking on the floor of the Senate about socialism for the rich, apparently, that…

That is a good question. And then I will have to explain that to the people of the State of Vermont. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas has the floor.

That is my understanding. And I think, you know, as Republicans do, they are going to let it be. But I get back to my friend--my friend from Texas, Senator Cornyn. We are asking a simple question. If you want to bring up corporate…

We have got to stay here and do the right thing, and that is pass legislation that was passed already in the House and that's providing $2,000 for every working-class person in this country.

He asked me a question, as I understood it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

We have a very unlikely ally in President Trump. Nobody here has disagreed with Trump more times than I have. And yet here is what the leader of the Republican Party says. He says $2,000 ASAP. So, even on this issue, amazingly enough, the…

let me concur with my friend from Illinois on the issue. I have a question for my colleague from Texas. It is a very simple question. You have concerns about the issue of corporate liability. I get that. I happen not to agree with you. You…

if you listened carefully, you understood that my friend from Texas did not answer my question. He has a concern about corporate liability. It is a legitimate debate. Do you know what? Bring it to the floor. Let's vote it up or down. I…

I want to concur with what Senator Schumer said. What he said goes beyond economics. It goes beyond the desperation that tens of millions of working families are facing. It goes beyond the struggles of the people of Vermont or Kentucky…