Bob Dole was a partisan but it was he and Pat Moynihan that saved the Social Security System.
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I now invite the Senate to observe a moment of silence in memory of and to recognize those killed, injured, and forever impacted by the attack on the Waukesha Christmas parade on November 21, 2021. (Moment of silence.)
I think you have provided stability during a very challenging time.
I asked you when you would say enough is enough when it comes to our debt and deficit.
You acknowledged that debt becomes an issue when it exceeds 100 percent of GDP.
So we are advocating for the federal governments to go into local jurisdiction to investigate prosecutions, and convict those who are causing harm to distance.
We need to reform our justice system, we need police reform, we need more accountable DAs.
We have a problem with our prosecutions system. We have a problem with the lack of representation for indigenous defendants.
Until we address race, it will continuously be used as a tool.
It was an injustice. This was worse than the Emmitt Till trial.
We cannot have a justice system that is unjust. We have a legal system that`s void of justice for African-Americans and Latinos across the country, and in many cases, poor whites as well.
This is the legacy of the Trump administration. It is about the otherness and emboldened so many people.
As you know, I am one of the lead sponsors of S. 1607, along with Senator Schatz.
I urge the Administration to make filling these roles in order to advance our U.S. ag trade interests a top priority going forward.
This has to be something that will be done with Congress and the Administration working together.
A more robust approach toward free trade agreements from this Administration would be helpful in advancing the cause of removing tariff barriers.
We have heard that CPTPP would have a tremendous positive impact on American ag producers.
I think we have seen tremendous common ground from the witnesses, as well as from Members on the Subcommittee on both sides of the aisle.