The most urgent measure we, as Congress, can take is to vote on the Senate-passed national security supplemental bill.

the bottom line is that commuter rail systems need to modernize.

What vital and lifesaving assistance, you know, being denied by Ukraine--what message does that send to the Middle East and what is going on there, let alone China?

reasonable staffing ratios would, rather than limit access to care settings, improve care and stabilize staffing at nursing homes

The nursing home industry, however, has fiercely opposed this proposal, claiming that the nursing workforce is not big enough.

Trump was President in 2019 when he threatened to withhold aid to the Ukrainians as they were being threatened by the Russians.

The defense of American interests against our adversaries is not a partisan issue.

we are talking about converting from a commuter rail system to simply taking people in and out of the city to a regional rail system that will fundamentally get people around the Commonwealth faster.

Racial slurs are not a national security strategy.

We should address that issue seriously, and we can and must do so without stigmatizing and discriminating against people based on their identities.

As policymakers, we have the responsibility to weigh our words carefully, especially during discussions like the one that we are having here today.

Anti-Asian racism is pervasive in this country. Republican rhetoric and policies have helped to normalize it.

reasonable staffing ratios would, rather than limit access to care settings, improve care and stabilize staffing at nursing homes and other care settings.

the CMS should move quickly to finalize this proposed rule and should make it even stronger.

The nursing home industry, however, has fiercely opposed this proposal, claiming that the nursing workforce is not big enough.

People are certainly entitled to their opinions, but not to their own version of the truth.

This is deeply unjust.

According to a recent poll, 82 percent of all voters, including 77 percent of all Republicans, support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its mission to protect consumers.