Like Israel, Ukraine was the victim of an unprovoked attacked by a repeat violent offender.

We must recognize that our national security interests are being aggressively challenged by all these authoritarian actors in an effort to dismantle the international order that we established following World War II.

before I address the amendment offered by Senator Braun, let me thank the Senator from Washington State for her very kind comments expressing condolences to the people of Maine. Our hearts are so heavy today. This heinous attack, which has…

Maine doesn't have a red flag law where anybody, a family member, an employer, a school person can come forward and say, I'm worried about this individual and I know they have guns and go to a court to say, let's remove those guns till we…

We have to really think hard about all the steps, and here is one of them.

We are turning away and losing veterans because of lack of staff. It is an enormous problem.

I believe that the whole idea of differential pay in different regions, based on cost of living, is somewhat obsolete.

The differential in pay between different areas of the country, I think, is obsolete because people can work anywhere.

We are turning away and losing veterans because of lack of staff. It is an enormous problem.

We have to really think hard about all the steps, and here is one of them.

The differential in pay between different areas of the country, I think, is obsolete because people can work anywhere.

I believe that the whole idea of differential pay in different regions, based on cost of living, is somewhat obsolete.

let me start by saying that I am so pleased that we are finally--finally--voting on amendments to the three-bill package that Senator Murray and I, as well as the terrific members of our Appropriations Committee, have worked very hard to…

I rise to join my colleague, the senior Senator from Illinois and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Durbin, in introducing the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2023. This bill would update and…

On October 25, 2023, that was the darkest day in Maine history in my lifetime.

There around 80 FBI agents assisting with the search.

I am profoundly saddened to stand before you today to report that 18 people lost their lives, and 13 people injured in last night's attack.

Why not empower the local managers, if they have a need give them a budget, they decide what they need, who they need, and do the hiring and hold them accountable.