first, let me say I am hopeful that we can work together--if the chairman of the VA Committee is willing to do it--to try to arrive at language that calls for the rehiring of these veterans, rescinding the layoffs. I must say that we are…

The pause on providing materiel to Ukraine against Putin’s aggression is unconscionable on its own, but the idea that we will now withhold life-saving intelligence from Ukrainians who are fighting and dying is unforgivable.

We have heard from great speakers talking about the problem with chronic disease in the United States. One of the issues that face people who have hypertension, kidney disease, and diabetes is that they can't get the medicines or the…

Any pause in intelligence sharing must end immediately.

I think it's gonna be a MAGA pep rally.

tragically and totally unnecessarily, what we are seeing in real time is an assault on the veterans of America. It is an assault that is part of a campaign by Elon Musk, who has been empowered by President Trump supposedly to eliminate…

The Europeans understand both the values at stake here, which is do we care about democracies or do we just do whatever totalitarian murderous regimes want us to do?

I am going to close this colloquy by, first of all, thanking my colleagues who have come today, especially veterans like Senator Kelly, who served for decades, and Senator Peters and all the veterans who have joined in this…

Many more Ukrainians will die because the Ukrainians will not have as much warning as they did previously of Russian attacks, and many fewer Russian military assets and people will be at risk.

Congress worked in a bipartisan manner to pass the PACT Act and equip VA with the tools and resources needed to serve more veterans than ever.

Their plan prioritizes private sector profits over veterans' care, balancing the budget on the backs of those who served.

There are just very few Republicans who are raising the alarm about this because they know the target that that will put on their backs with respect to Donald Trump.

It's incredibly disappointing that Republican leadership is walking away from bipartisan negotiations to fund the government—and raising the risk of a shutdown in so doing.

I don't remember FDR saying to Winston Churchill, we're going to help you out, but we want that North Sea Oil. We want your coal.

I am proposing that we actually impose some guardrails on the president of the United States, requiring an explanation, at the very least, some explanation for why pardon has been accorded, and some notice to the prosecutors.

You’re in charge. And we’ve tried to negotiate.

we don’t have another year to fight this attempt to destroy democracy. Our democracy might be gone in six months.

Elon Musk wants a shutdown. Why? Because then it’s carte blanche — open parks, get rid of EPA, no research.