Madam President, every once in a while, life gives you a wonderful coincidence. The wonderful coincidence this evening is that I have had the pleasure of listening to Senator Sanders describe what happens to a country when billionaires are…

Our challenge is to come up with the funding sources to keep the Housing Trust Fund very, very active going forward.

Well thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Professor Desmond, what we have noticed is that a lot of institutional investors, private equity firms, et cetera, have been getting into buying residential homes in significant numbers, and that…

Mr. Speaker, I know the damage that guns can cause firsthand. When I was 16, an accidental gunshot severed my spinal cord and left me paralyzed. And yet, the damage caused by that gun pales in comparison to the destruction caused by…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban, legislation that will help reduce the gun massacres being committed in our communities by weapons of war. These military-style weapons were designed for the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Clerk be authorized to make technical corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1808, to include corrections in section numbers, punctuation, spelling, and cross-references, and to make such other…

Mr. Speaker, the outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs has not only resulted in job losses and lower wages at home, it is threatening America's standing as an economic superpower on the global stage. The CHIPS and Science Act is the…

Mr. President, I reclaim my time. I respectfully disagree with the Senator from Missouri on this matter. The Senate Armed Services Committee conducts and has conducted extensive oversight on Afghanistan. Committee actions include seven…

Madam Speaker, yesterday marked the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. When I was 16 years old, an accidental gunshot left me permanently paralyzed. That was 1980, 10 years before the ADA was enacted into law. Then on…

Mr. President, I believe I retain the time, but if the Senator would like me to make a short statement and then object--

Mr. President, the Senator from Missouri has objected, and I believe he is the only individual Member of the Senate who objects. In that case, I think I would be prepared to offer another unanimous consent that would allow debate upon…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss three civilian nominees: Mr. Robert Storch, Ms. Tia Johnson, and Mr. Russell Rumbaugh, who are each nominated to hold critical positions within the Department of Defense. They have been on the Executive…

Why has the DOJ struggled to investigate and prosecute these threats?

One of the more dire threats we are seeing to our national security is coming from within our borders.

I would ask unanimous consent that my Republican colleagues read these documents and stop making a false claim.

Then I ask unanimous consent that the document that the Republicans are afraid to have been read aloud be introduced into the record.

easy access to military grade weapons increases the likelihood that individuals who are extremists and hold extremist views and seek to carry out acts of violence are able to do so on a more significant scale.

Terrorism in the form of mass shootings has become increasingly prevalent in the United States.