This is outrageous, that companies are exploiting 12-year-olds. In order to make a quick buck, they are taking advantage of these kids.

I am concerned that the proposed advance notice Medicare Advantage rate announcement will create further health disparities for the 640,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Puerto Rico.

If we are going to address the enormous scale of the global challenges we face in the 21st century, we need a well-resourced State Department with the most appropriate personnel and tools to promote American foreign policy.

I have and will continue to stress that any lasting peace depends on accountability, including for those in positions of command.

We have a moral, as well as an economic imperative to end Alzheimer's in our time.

I missed the following votes due to a family issue. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 144 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 145. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

I am concerned that the proposed advance notice Medicare Advantage rate announcement will create further health disparities for the 640,000 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Puerto Rico.

Finally, last month The New York Times published a disturbing report on the illegal use of migrant child labor by several major companies.

I was pleased to see in the recent release of the annual human rights report that the department again pointed out these missions as a form of forced labor.

In December, Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID) wrote a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen...

The CAA of 2021 clearly specifies that 'the Secretary shall,' not may, 'shall distribute up to 200 residency positions each year.'

I was pleased to see in the recent release of the annual human rights report that the department again pointed out these missions as a form of forced labor.

So I am worried that while we are talking broadly, the effect in Puerto Rico for the 3.5 million United States citizens is disproportionate.

Finally, last month The New York Times published a disturbing report on the illegal use of migrant child labor by several major companies.

I was pleased to see in the recent release of the annual human rights report that the department again pointed out these missions as a form of forced labor.

We have a moral, as well as an economic imperative to end Alzheimer's in our time.

The CAA of 2021 clearly specifies that 'the Secretary shall,' not may, 'shall distribute up to 200 residency positions each year.'

In December, Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID) wrote a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and yourself, calling for the use of sanctions against Lebanon's financial and political elite for obstructing the…