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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…
the last few months have presented an unprecedented challenge for communities and families across the country, and Vermont is no different. It is refreshing to take a moment to celebrate the people and entities that are at the foundation…
on Monday I watched the shameful scene a block from the White House as the President of the United States ordered U.S. Park Police, backed by the D.C. National Guard and following threats throughout the day, to use the U.S. military…
the authors of our Constitution purposefully built checks and balances into the foundation of our democracy, and the power of the purse is a critical part of those checks and balances. Article 1, section 9 of the Constitution states ``No…
we know that America is hurting. It is reeling from a deadly pandemic that has taken more than 100,000 lives and then from witnessing the broad daylight murder--murder--of yet another Black man by an officer of the law. It seethes with…
the President's threat of using military force against protestors is a grossly inappropriate, unnecessary, and dangerous escalation at a time when Americans are looking for constructive and enlightened leadership. America's power and…
I will be voting ``yes'' on this bill to send nearly $40 billion to my hard-hit State of Pennsylvania. I urge all of our colleagues to do the same.
On March 1, Vermont had the lowest unemployment rate in its history. Today, it has the highest unemployment rate in its history. About one-third of Vermonters who would like a job can't find a job. The Federal Government is the only entity…
Your job, our job, is to protect the American people.
I don't think the virus was under control. I don't think many people would agree with me in the scientific realm.
The question for us here, and for the American people, is, why, when we had the best plan, we had the worst execution?
The Johns Hopkins study that said that the U.S. had the best preparedness, it turned out we have the worst response.
This fierce virus can be managed if done correctly, correct?
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1584
I must admit that when I look around this body, it looks a little bit different than when I first came here, and I will be glad when we get back to normal. In the meantime, I want to say that I entered the Senate in the wake of Watergate…
Shame on those who would not tell the truth during a pandemic. Though more help is needed, I rise in support of this interim funding bill. These dollars must actually make it to those who need it: small family businesses, minority- and…
I would like to encourage the SBA to allow lenders the discretion to offer loans to companies in Chapter 11.