In your experience presiding over cases in your tribal court system, would expanded jurisdiction help or hinder your tribe's capacity to handle an increased caseload?

Senator Schatz and I have introduced legislation that would...require platforms like Instagram to provide for more due process to users.

The lack of transparency from big tech companies and the effect these companies have on consumers is concerning to the public and rightfully so.

We would like to take what you are proposing to do and codify it.

We must find ways to improve more transparency and accountability in the algorithms deployed on Internet platforms.

It is long past time for Congress to enact legislation to ensure that these companies are held accountable.

Do you believe consumers should be able to use Instagram without being manipulated by algorithms?

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 483 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 482 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford). [Rollcall Vote No. 484 Leg.] YEAS--30 Baldwin Booker Brown Cantwell Casey Duckworth Durbin Gillibrand…

Mr. President, before I begin, I want to take just a few minutes to honor two members of the ``greatest generation'' whom we lost recently, Marcella LeBeau and Bob Dole. Marcella LeBeau died on Sunday, November 21. She was from my home…

A resolution of this crisis is imperative, and I look forward to discussing this matter with our witnesses today.

the effects of demurrage charges on the price of your products and called for an increase in the enforcement capabilities of the FMC in respect to detention and demurrage charges.

the bill that I plan to introduce with Senator Klobuchar would provide the FMC with authority to pursue enforcement action if truly unjust or unreasonable practices related to vessel space accommodations were discovered.

the biggest thing there is good communication from the shippers to us.

I believe these changes will increase the accessibility of the FMC to smaller shippers and provide the agency with clearer authority to intervene when unreasonable practices relate to the movement of cargo are discovered.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), the Senator from…

Mr. President, I now invite the Senate to observe a moment of silence in memory of and to recognize those killed, injured, and forever impacted by the attack on the Waukesha Christmas parade on November 21, 2021. (Moment of silence.)