
I don’t think people like when their government shuts down, and I don’t think the average person watches the debate so closely that they know whose fault it is.
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I don’t think people like when their government shuts down, and I don’t think the average person watches the debate so closely that they know whose fault it is.

This is just the latest in a long line of loopholes and handouts for Big Oil executives to get richer as the rest of us suffer. Fracking is practically unregulated at the Federal level because 20 years ago then-Vice President Dick Cheney…

Today, I stood with the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Whip, Katherine Clark, our House Democratic Chair, Pete Aguilar, and Congressman Sean Casten to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act because what…

It's a really tough situation. I understand the pleas and concerns. Michigan is not a death penalty state.

By direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 117 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected…

It’s a really tough situation. I understand the pleas and concerns. Michigan is not a death penalty state.

Elon Musk, or any other unelected billionaire with zero government experience, should not have access to Americans' most private data.

I rise today to oppose Russell Vought's nomination to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. As the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, I have worked hard and across the aisle to…

Elon Musk invested $277 million into Donald Trump's election. I guess that is the price to take over our Federal Government. Elon Musk is worth over $400 billion, meaning his contribution to Trump is the same as about $130 for an average…

To protect the rule of law, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

Chaos and corruption sum up what Republicans are doing.

There are two words that sum up what Republicans are doing: chaos and corruption.

It is obvious that there are two words that sum up what Republicans are doing: chaos and corruption.

It’s a really tough situation. I understand the pleas and concerns. Michigan is not a death penalty state.

I know that Black History Month is a time to celebrate and recommit to the fight for justice and Black liberation in Michigan's 12th Congressional District and beyond. I am proud that I was born and raised in the most beautiful, Blackest…

thank you for being here. Thank you to the floor staff, to the clerk, the entire Capitol team here who has been here overnight. This is actually the first time that I have ever spoken on the floor. I am a freshman Senator, newly elected…

For Medicare, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.