Mr. President, the Senator's amendment would indiscriminately cut $16 billion from State and USAID, including lifesaving assistance Secretary Rubio said he wants to maintain for the purchase of food from American farmers, programs to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 46, as…

If you refuse to put forward an offer that includes any Democratic input and you don’t get Democratic votes, that’s on Republicans.

I am focused on doing what I believe is right for my constituents, for our caucus and for our country, and I am a firm no.

The choice between a shutdown and letting the GOP bill pass has always been a false choice.

Democrats did not have an ounce of input into writing this bill.

a vaccine skeptic who spent years spreading lies about safe and proven vaccines

Do not cave. Vote no on cloture. Stand up for the American people like House Democrats did.

"The choice between a shutdown and letting the GOP bill pass has always been a false choice," Murray said. "Democrats did not have an ounce of input into writing this bill."

As we face one of the worst measles outbreaks in years thanks to President Trump, a vaccine skeptic who spent years spreading lies about safe and proven vaccines should never have even been under consideration.

Mr. President, let me be perfectly clear for my colleagues: Democrats want to immediately pass a clean 4-week CR. No one wants a shutdown. We should get this done immediately. Right now, we should be hard at work negotiating bipartisan…

RFK Jr. is already doing incalculable damage by spreading lies and disinformation as the top health official in America.

The choice between a shutdown and letting the GOP bill pass has always been a false choice.

While I have little to no confidence in the Trump administration to do so, they should immediately nominate someone for this position who at bare minimum believes in basic science and will help lead CDC’s important work to monitor and…

During one of the worst measles outbreaks in years because of Trump, Weldon should NEVER have even been under consideration to lead CDC.

Democrats did not have an ounce of input into writing this bill.

Mr. President, if House Republicans don't think they need us when writing a bill, why should they expect us to support that bill, especially when it comes to taking funding away from our families who depend on it and hurting our…

Mr. President, I come to the floor this morning to speak in opposition to the nomination of Steven Bradbury. He is nominated to be the Deputy Secretary of Transportation. When it comes to transportation safety, we don't measure success in…