Mr. President, these speeches on the scheme by dark money interests to seize control of the Supreme Court are designed to describe it in all its repulsive intricacy. My last speech discussed an operation in this scheme within the…

the Administration has announced that it will enforce the Fair Housing Act to include individuals based on sexual orientation and gender identity

It is one thing to provide shelter, but without support--educational, financial, training, access to day care so people can go to work--you know, it is a cycle in and out of public housing.

Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive…

Madam President, on behalf of Senator Inhofe and myself, as the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, we rise to commemorate and celebrate the Office of Naval Research and its contributions to our Sea…

The Administration appears to have every intention of indefinitely bypassing constitutionally required Senate confirmation.

The suggestion that their fields of membership need to change because of climate change does not result from any actual risk assessment; it's simply based on politics.

I'm concerned the Biden administration is seeking to use financial regulation to advance social goals unrelated to banking.

Would you consider that an abusive and deceptive practice?

The EO doesn't seek a neutral inquiry. Instead, it presupposes the conclusion that there is, in fact, climate-related financial stability risk.

I note that 18 States and the District of Columbia have strong interest rate caps that stop predatory loans.

Our legislation would very simply extend the existing Military Lending Act's 36 percent annual percentage rate cap to all consumers.

The Comptroller must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate

I think if we can move this legislation it will make immense progress in terms of helping those who really do need help to access credit at a reasonable rate.

Madam President, first let me thank Senator Stabenow and Senator Peters for bringing us together to recognize an extraordinary gentleman, an extraordinary friend, and, for me, an extraordinary mentor, Senator Carl Levin. I want to begin by…

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (VCFCA) along with Senator Merkley, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Brown, and many of my colleagues. This important legislation would extend the…

my home State of Rhode Island was home to the Nation's first offshore wind farm, helping to really diversify Rhode Island's energy grid and providing Rhode Islanders with clean and reliable electricity.

I hope you will be able to follow the example that Rhode Island set in the way to balance the importance of renewable energy and wind with protecting the rights of our fishing industry to continue to thrive.