before I move on from this letter, I just have to note that, as I have said several times, 28 Democrats in the Senate today signed that letter. Twenty-seven of them changed their position. There is one signatory who didn't change their…

Well, I thank the Senator from Maine for explaining the change in position. I was not seeking an apology, merely an explanation, since I haven't heard that much over the last year or so. I can respond to a few of these points. The Senator…

I appreciate the comments of the Senator from Oregon. And I want to commend him for principled consistency on this question. He did not sign that letter. In fact, one of the earliest conversations I had with any Democratic Senator in 2015…

I will certainly yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). The Senator from Maine.

If the Biden administration were a new TV show streaming on Netflix or HBO, it clearly would have been canceled after the end of the first season. On this anniversary of Mr. Biden's failed first year, I call attention to the crisis at the…

inflation is at its highest level in 40 years. Drug overdose deaths and illegal border crossings are at record levels. The murder rate is its highest since the 1990s. Russian troops are massing on Ukraine's border, and the President of the…

I saw a political crossword puzzle this week. It asked for a six-letter word to describe President Biden's first year in office. So I thought, divisive? No, that is eight letters. Weak? No, that is four letters. But the word is crises…

Right now, we are on the precipice of a constitutional crisis. We are about to step into the abyss. I want to talk for a few minutes why we are on that precipice and why we are looking into the abyss. Let me first ask a fundamental…

It is embarrassing that we, the adults in the room here on the Appropriations Committee, cannot get out of our own way.

If it fails, and it is not a question of, it is when, then it would severely make it such that essentially the Arkansas River would shut down.

I have had the privilege of serving Arkansans in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in both the majority and minority. So I know how unmistakably important it is to protect the rights of the minority in the interest of…

I appreciate the Administration for their support of the President's 2022 budget request for the Three Rivers Navigation Project.

People who commit crimes should be caught convicted and punished.

I applaud the president while we disagree on some strategy issues, I do appreciate him deep politicizing this effort. We`re all in this together and it doesn`t make any difference of your partisan stripe. Let`s get the vaccinations out and…

It’s not a time for shutdowns. It’s not a time for repressive measures. Let’s work our way through it, and all survived together to keep our economy going at the same time, addressing the urgent need of our workforce and our increase…

I rise today to recognize SMSgt Carlos Sanchez for his dedicated service to the U.S. Air Force and the Senate as a Legislative Defense Fellow. Carlos has served as a vital part of my team since January 2021. He has been a trusted adviser…

I rise today to recognize CMSgt Jason Jenkins for his dedicated service to the U.S. Air Force and the Senate as a Legislative Defense Fellow. Jason served as a vital part of my team in 2020. He was a trusted adviser on issues relating to…

She said, make no mistake a vote for Neomi Rao is a vote against yes, you guessed it, civil and human rights.