Vladimir Putin is threatened by Ukraine, because it's a democracy, right on his border.

The fact that we are unified that he heard the message, from NATO, and the European allies, the United States, that we are all on the same page, that if he takes a step, to invade Ukraine, he will suffer serious consequences, really…

We cannot allow Vladimir Putin, or any other dictator, to change the boundaries of a country, by force, and to take on a sovereign country, a democratically-elected government.

There's no question about it, Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation are the aggressors here. Ukraine is a democracy. And the Ukrainians are prepared to fight, to preserve their democracy.

I just wish we heard the same enthusiasm about the importance of prosecuting the smash and grabs and the violence that occurred on January 6.

I want to ask what should the Bureau of Prisons be doing today to reduce the spread of COVID-19...

We get to make decisions to mitigate the risk of COVID by vaccinating ourselves, wearing protective masks...

The suggestion though that this compassionate release or early home confinement is releasing criminals into the community...

It is good to have some of our Republican colleagues now so concerned about that and we welcome their newfound enthusiasm or interest in this area.

the only other thing I would add is the assumption in elections that we shouldn't be reliant on the performance of or security of the software and hardware counting the votes, which is why paper ballots and post-election audits are so…

We believe that the only way we can protect the voting rights of Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans in the entire country is by passing protections that will take care of Latinos.

One of the two major political parties has chosen to reverse its historic support for strong voter rights protection.

When we see voter ID, when you see all these efforts to stop people from voting, think about this...

They want power at all costs.

The fact of the matter is Latinos are pretty much an independent group. We are socially conservative. We are pro-police. We are pro-ICE. We are split on abortion.

There is no more time to wait.

This is a tragedy. It's a tragedy for our country that some of its leaders have embraced the idea in the year 2022 that true multiracial and multiethnic democracy is a threat to them.

Make no mistake, at this moment our nation's democracy stands on the precipice.