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I thank the Senator from New Jersey. The issue that I think is not being illuminated enough is the sheer numbers here. In my State of Washington, 1.4 million people are on Social Security and 1.8 million people are on Medicaid. So you are…
I was unable to vote on roll call no. 84 and no. 85 due to unavoidable circumstances. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 84 and YEA on Roll Call No. 85. personal explanation
Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 83. personal explanation
I am not going to let some Republicans get by selling a charade not weeks after they voted to freeze funding levels for law enforcement in a bill where House Republicans slashed DC's budget for police officers; not months after Trump tried…
before I go to my remarks, I wanted to thank the Senator from Mississippi for that fabulous statement. I really do appreciate his leadership. I am pretty sure your father served in World War II, as did my father. I think that we continue…
It is not too much to ask, and I hope this body recognizes that violence is violence, and we should condemn the attacks on January 6. I yield the floor.
I have been unequivocal in saying: In this country, we use our voices and our votes--not violence--to advocate for change. I have said it many times. I will say it many times more. And I say it today. But you are sorely mistaken if you…
I ask for 3 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.
right now, we have a couple of billionaires running our country straight into the ground and who seem to have skipped American history because President Trump and Elon Musk don't seem to care much about our Constitution, including the part…
If we had passed Build Back Better with universal childcare and a huge housing investment, we would not have lost the election.
We can’t control what they do, but we can control that we have to stand up and fight back.
This has to be elevated as the complete incompetence and danger to our national security these people pose.
You have to terrify people in order to shut them up.
There are no rules, there are no standards, there is no truth, there is no accountability. What Trump says is the truth.
This idea that 'I know better' is terrible.
I thank the gentleman for leading this conversation about how we can stand up for our people and unrig the economy. That is economic patriotism. I want to be very clear. Our economy has been rigged by giant corporations and the wealthiest…