I have said to my constituents at home, if the President or anyone else had seen what I have seen and heard at the southern border, they would declare a national crisis, and do whatever was necessary to secure our border and restore the…

before talking about some good news, I think, for so many of us across the country, I want to just thank Senator Murray for all of her leadership in the devastation she is describing in Washington State. I know that our Presiding Officer…

I thank my good colleague from Vermont for her incredible courage. I know I come from and grew up in the most beautiful, Blackest city in the country, the city of Detroit, where every corner is a reminder of the civil rights movement, a…

I am so incredibly grateful that the House passed my amendment to the Military Construction and VA appropriations bill. Earlier this year, I was proud to lead 64 of our colleagues in calling for a significant increase to address the…

Credit and consumer reports that often contain errors are increasingly an obstacle for many of our residents from meeting their basic needs. Victims of financial abuse and fraud, or those strapped with medical debt, are regularly denied…

It is the 1-year anniversary of the Congressional Mamas' Caucus that I founded with Congresswomen Jayapal, Bush, Meng, and Williams. The Mamas' Caucus is not only committed to advocating for mothers of color and working families, but…

Can we talk about my question, though, and my question is, is it possible that some of these over 530,000 got-aways are smuggling fentanyl? Is it possible?

I fully appreciate Senator Paul's commitment to making government more efficient. I was pleased that my committee advanced his bill earlier this year, but, as I noted at the time of our passing it out of committee, the bill requires…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan is recognized.

the world is experiencing the largest global decline in decades in the number of children receiving basic immunizations

I am going to tell you something, there is nobody here that is more afraid of any kind of injection, shot, or vaccine than me.

In order to best serve the American people, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, everyone, we must correct course and we must do it now.

If you don't have contraindications, COVID-19 vaccines are safe.

I will shortly ask for unanimous consent to pass bipartisan legislation to extend the Chemical Facility Anti- Terrorism Standards Program, also known as CFATS. This critical counterterrorism program was created in the wake of September 11…

COVID-19 vaccines are safe, they are effective, and significantly reduce the spread of the virus. They save lives.

Republicans, including Members of the Subcommittee, have said that the COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe.

It was in large part thanks to lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines that we were able to prevent the loss of another 3.2 million American lives.

In 2019, over 70,000 people died from an opioid overdose. In 2021, 106,000 Americans died from drug-related overdoses.