I think it is a success story that other people across the Nation could learn from, and her leadership and the coalition that she was a part of took this environmental justice issue of great significance to that community and, with…

I am really proud of the fact that every single one of our witnesses talking about environmental justice is a woman.

Thank you. Yes, we absolutely need to have mandatory action.

Along with my colleague, Representative McEachin, as the Chairman indicated at the beginning of the meeting, we want to introduce the Environmental Justice For All Act.

That is why I plan to introduce the Stopping COVID Scams Act of 2020, which would allow the FTC to levy civil penalties on COVID-19 scammers.

Thank you, Madam Chair and ranking members, for organizing this important hearing on how we can protect our constituents from COVID-19 scams.

The inequities include a lack of access to broadband, insufficient housing support, barriers to ensuring an accurate census count, and a failure to guarantee access to the ballot box.

as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and as the Senator from the great State of New Mexico, it is my honor to recognize all of the patriotic Americans who have contributed to 75 years of accomplishments and history at White…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded and to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). Without objection, it is so ordered. Justice In Policing Act

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sasse). Without objection, it is so ordered. Coronavirus

I thank you for the recognition, and I thank Senator Inhofe. I talked to him. I would ask unanimous consent, as Senator Paul did, to complete my remarks and unanimous consent to complete my remarks right here on the floor before we have…

I am a strong supporter of the AFGHAN Service Act, which I introduced with Senator Paul. It has been nearly 19 years since the United States entered this war in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, and we have had several Presidents--one a…

COVID-19 has taken a wrecking ball to our Nation's health and economy. No corner of the United States has been spared. Communities of color are being hit the hardest. We here in Congress must focus our work on helping these communities. We…

Americans are demanding an end to the persistent racial injustice and violence that inflicts our country. Protestors have gathered outside of the White House and the Capitol. New Mexicans from our biggest city to our smallest communities…

Our justice system has been biased: slavery; the Trail of Tears; blankets laced with smallpox; Jim Crow laws; and, recently, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Justice has never been just for everyone, but only for some people. The barriers…

I thank my colleague from Colorado. I really thank my colleague from West Virginia and the incredible teamwork that has played out here on the U.S. Senate floor. This is a time in our country when we don't always have that kind of…

the Trump administration's failed response to this crisis.

It was disheartening to learn that... the services have responded with little more than unconscious bias training.