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the Senator from Wisconsin talks about Democrats not taking yes for an answer. Let me tell you what we did not take for an answer. We did not take for an answer the Republican bill, which did not have a nickel for unemployment benefits. We…
this country faces the worst set of public health and economic crises that we have faced in over 100 years. As a result of the pandemic, more people than ever before are becoming infected, right now. Hospitalization is higher than it has…
last week I indicated that it would be unacceptable for the Senate to recess for the Christmas holidays without providing substantial direct payments to the working families of our country and to their children. Majority Leader McConnell…
The Sackler family, through Purdue, has three felony convictions, but no one's in jail and it has its billions still.
There was a fundamental decision that the board made to sell, sell, sell OxyContin.
There was a Wall Street Journal article that reported that Wharton, Notre Dame, and the RAND Corporation did a study...
let me say a few words on the coronavirus relief package that is now being negotiated. In my view, this bill of roughly $900 billion has a number of enormously important provisions in it which will do a great deal of service and help for…
Dr. Sackler, you served on the board from, as I understand it, 1990 to 2018. Is that correct?
Your priority is to sell, sell, sell OxyContin.
Cory Gardner may be one of the younger members of the Senate, but he has brought distinction and dedication to his work on behalf of Coloradans. His entire career has been anchored in legislative work, at the Federal and State levels…
although Martha McSally only joined the Senate in 2019, she has spent decades serving the Nation and the people of the State of Arizona. She served for decades as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, in service to our country and to keep…
Senator Pat Roberts has dedicated his life to serving the Nation and the people of his home State of Kansas, and I would like to take a moment to recognize his retirement. During his 40 years of service in the U.S. Congress, Senator…
as a nation, today we find ourselves contemplating the key tenets upon which our country was founded: the importance of truth and equality, the pursuit of justice, and the determination of what is right. Doug Jones has pursued justice and…
the Senate has before it today the result of a compromise. The conference report that will result in the adoption of the National Defense Authorization Act--NDAA--for fiscal year 2021 is neither the bill the Senate approved, nor the one…
I withdraw my objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to proceeding to the measure? Without objection, it is so ordered. The majority leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered…
it is no great secret that the American people understand how far removed the U.S. Congress and both political parties are from their needs. They do polls out there, depending on the month, and Congress gets a 10-percent approval rating…
reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
when Lamar Alexander came to the Senate in 2002, he brought with him a wealth of experience and years of service to the State of Tennessee. As a Senator, he has remained a strong advocate for his State and its citizens, and as a colleague…