This is not leadership—this is sabotage of public health. And it must end, immediately.

We want to be clear: Democrats and Republicans did not work together to appropriate funds for AHRQ as a gentle suggestion for the Department to follow at their discretion or leisure.

Five years at $200 million amounts to $1 billion… it represents 48 hours in the war in Iran.

Nominations hearings, like this one today, are an essential part of the Senate’s role in providing advice and consent on presidential nominees. This constitutional duty is a critical check on the Executive Branch. And it has never been…

A farmer in Nebraska expects to pay for his wife and himself $32,000 this year for health insurance premiums.

More than half of them said, we are in trouble—serious trouble.

Senate Democrats continue to support the full repeal of Republicans’ disastrous Medicaid cuts and stand united in calling on the Trump Administration to withdraw this harmful rule.

It is families who will suffer, especially the sickest Americans, like those with mental health and substance use disorders, cancer, and diabetes, who most urgently need the health care Medicaid provides.

Federal funding should serve Americans, not Trump’s grudges.

Investing in our airports is laying the foundation for increased connectivity and reliability.

Our state’s top-notch rail system keeps our economy moving while allowing Illinoisans to travel from Chicago to Carbondale.

I’m glad to work alongside my colleagues and local leaders in Illinois to announce more than $3.8 million in federal funding to support noise mitigation around Chicago Executive Airport.

Illinois airports are critical economic engines for our state.

Investments in our rail infrastructure are investments in our economy, making sure our rail network is safer, faster and more efficient for people and goods to get where they need to go.

Safe, affordable, and accessible rail travel is critical to the success of Chicago and the Illinois region.

This funding is not just an investment in steel and concrete — it is an investment in the working families who depend on Amtrak to get to their jobs, their schools, and their loved ones every day.

It’s great to be here at the EBC to celebrate the good, impactful work that is at the core of this center’s mission.

I still have five or six months at this job and I’m planning on running through the tape.