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it may seem like a long time ago, but it was only 3 months ago when Congress came together, in a rare bipartisan fashion, and we passed the CARES Act. We did that to help address the unprecedented needs of the country and the American…
as I noted before, I was withholding a unanimous consent request until the very distinguished senior Senator was here. So I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 140, H.R. 2740; that…
But so much of mental health seems to be an outgrowth of loneliness, depression, erosion of community stability, lack of jobs, communities getting hollowed out.
I, too, offer you my and my family's sympathies on the loss of your father. Madam Speaker, it is my privilege to rise in support of this historic bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Enough is enough. Racial injustice has been…
if there was ever a moment in American history to fundamentally alter our national priorities, now is the time. Whether it is fighting against systemic racism and police brutality, transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel…
Mr. Presisent, according to press reports, the Trump administration plans to nominate Mauricio Claver-Carone to be the next president of the Inter-American Development Bank, IDB. It is also my understanding that a number of Latin American…
this afternoon, we heard a lot of rhetoric. I would like to now deal with some reality. As so often happens, the reality is different from the rhetoric. Since I last spoke on the Senate floor in the wake of George Floyd's murder, the…
We just need to give them the same incentive everybody else has to moderate their content, protect consumers.
There was a real delay in the use of the Defense Production Act.
I think it is fair to say that not a single member of this committee, Republican or Democrat, as of December of last year, or even January or February, had any notions that there was this emerging threat from the coronavirus.
Anyone think that that was a good decision, to eliminate that?
as everybody knows, this country faces an extraordinary set of crises--crises that are unprecedented in the modern history of our country. Over the last several weeks, hundreds of thousands of Americans have taken to the streets and…
this Nation faces an uncertain future. Gripped by a pandemic, economic disruption, and racial injustice, the American people are yearning for bold, forward-thinking leadership. Now is the time for elected leaders to stand up and make the…
I would like to call the Senate's attention to a letter published by my friend Sir Peter Westmacott, on the occasion of what would have been the meeting of the G7 at Camp David. Peter is the former U.K. ambassador to the United States and…
this morning, the Senate narrowly invoked cloture on the nomination of Justin Walker to the DC Circuit. Within the week, the Senate is expected to confirm, by the thinnest margins, both Judge Walker and a separate nominee, Cory Wilson, to…
I credit the Administration, led by President Trump, and the institutions like the Fed and your leadership for helping us to so quickly work to revive the economy.
as everybody knows, our country today faces an extraordinary set of crises--unprecedented, in fact--in the modern history of this country. Over the last several weeks, hundreds of thousands of Americans from one end of this country to the…