Madam President, I rise today in support of the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. I have had the privilege of serving in this body for nearly three decades now. In that time, I have…

I am obligated to comply with the law.

the answer is no.

We changed the paradigm on our drug strategy. We are getting rid of the taboos, we are getting rid of the old way of thinking.

We will make sure that what we put out is something that helps us avoid the costly process of arbitration.

We are working with your support in the American Rescue Plan, we are now able to do far more in trying to help communities deal with opioid addiction.

We need further authorities from you and thank you for those who supported the omnibus bill, because it provided a 5-month extension to the use of those telehealth authorities.

We think just as the Affordable Care Act has proven its success for more than 30 million people, that taxpayers are going to find that they are going to save themselves a lot of money.

Actually, I think most employers are going to be happy that we get rid of the family glitch.

As you know it is very important because hundreds the thousands, if not millions of families depend on us getting this right on the family glitch.

You have people who are suffering conditions where they cannot afford to pay for their heat because the conditions have gotten so cold. Climate has affected everything, including our health.

We are going to work with you on your legislation. Thank you for your support of the Burn the Brain Act which made it possible for us to provide first responders with more services, access to care.

We want to make sure that that hotline is available, and that there will be someone available to answer that call when you are in your moments of most need.

As we move toward universal coverage that is one of the elements that has to be in place. I look forward to working with you to finally get there, finally get there if we can.

I would like to thank you for working with the President to once again deliver a budget request free from the harmful and discriminatory Hyde Amendment.

I was proud to join Representative Lois Frankel in sending you a letter requesting that your agency, along with Treasury and the Department of Labor enhance your enforcement actions and improve public awareness around the ACA's…

Yes, God makes no mistakes and that means that transgender kids are not a mistake and deserve our support to be who they are.

I commend President Biden and Secretary Yellen for their leadership in coordinating these efforts with our allies.