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Vague generalities are not helping this committee make critical judgments.

250 years ago, on May 4, 1776, the people of Rhode Island became the first in America to declare their independence from the British crown. Two months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, the Rhode Island…

I would wrap things up this evening by simply pointing out that the views expressed by the Senator from Wisconsin related to climate change are not shared by the University of Wisconsin, which actually teaches climate science. It has…

I have tried one before to pursue a simple truth that climate change is real. Earlier this year, I came to the floor and asked my colleagues if they could all agree on that simple scientific fact. Sadly, given the nature of this body, they…

I am speaking in advance of my colleague from Colorado Senator Bennet's effort to seek redress in this body for a wave of pollution that is being unleashed in his State and neighboring States as well. One of the things about our failed…

Rhode Islanders have had enough of Trump's reign of terror. Across my State, they know when so-called enforcement becomes intimidation, when profiling and abuse are rampant, and when accountability is absent. Now, instead of restoring…

last year, 88 of the most profitable companies in America paid zero in Federal income taxes. Citigroup made over $4 billion in its U.S. businesses last year, no Federal taxes paid; Halliburton nearly $1 billion and paid no taxes; Tesla…

people following the Senate floor will know that hundreds of times I have come to the floor with my trusty, increasingly beat up ``Time to Wake Up'' poster to describe the various manners in which the fossil fuel industry has corruptly…

I rise today to oppose a budget resolution my Republican colleagues have put before the U.S. Senate. The American people are worried because of the pure chaos let loose on them by President Trump and the Republican majority--whether it is…

Mr. President today I am introducing the Southeast New England Program Authorization Act, along with Senators Whitehouse, Markey, and Warren. Our bill would formally authorize the EPA's Southeast New England Program, or SNEP, to ensure…

last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked why Americans don't feel better about the economy. His answer: ``Well in their heart of hearts they feel good.'' Let him tell that to the families in Pawtucket who are paying more at…

It has been exactly 1 year since Speaker Johnson said that he supports a stock-trading ban for Members of Congress. One year, and what has happened? Absolutely nothing. We need to pass a congressional stock-trading ban because it is not…

a recent vaccine trial for patients with pancreatic cancer using mRNA technology produced an astounding result: Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. More than 90 percent of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die…

here is how you know that Washington is broken. Instead of voting to end the war, end the tariffs, and lower healthcare costs, what are we doing? Yesterday, we debated 14 bills to rename post offices. This is why people think that Congress…

I am here for the 305th time with my increasingly weathered and battered ``Time to Wake Up'' chart to warn this Chamber about a corrupt danger to our country--a danger powered by fossil fuel industry money, orchestrated by dark money front…

however bad you think the corruption is in Washington, I promise you it is worse. At the Department of Homeland Security, Corey Lewandowski allegedly demanded that companies pay him a fee in exchange for taxpayer contracts and Tom Homan…

No, I will not yield. By the way, these mandates and requirements would be effective immediately, meaning they must be implemented for the 2026 election, which, I should point out, is already underway. There are primaries that have been…

Now, in Texas, for example, to get a REAL ID, an applicant ``must provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.'' That is according to the instructions to form DL-53, which is the document the Texas Department of Public Safety…