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Mr. President, today I rise to thank Algene Sajery, a senior member of my foreign policy legislative staff, for her incredible service to the State of Maryland, our country, and by virtue of her foreign policy and national security…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. The previous speaker, Mr. Green from Texas, said that it is time, that it is past time. But it is never too late to do the right thing. I am pleased that this will be a bipartisan vote. This is about…
Madam President, in 1619, Africans were first brought to Virginia, against their will, to be enslaved. From that moment on, White Americans systematically and violently denied the rights of citizenship to Black Americans. The adoption of…
I thank the Senator for his questions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island.
Madam President, I rise today to once again call upon the Senate to take immediate and urgent action to prevent Russia or any other foreign power from interfering in our 2020 elections. Since the last time I came to the Senate floor to…
I am glad Senator Whitehouse made that distinction with respect to the Mueller report. It is true that they did not find a criminal conspiracy, meaning they did not find some agreement between the Trump campaign and the Russians to…
I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for the question. All I can say is we have seen a pattern from this President. We saw this President, President Trump, in Helsinki a few years ago, standing next to Vladimir Putin, and our President…
He did, and we have seen that pattern over and over again. We just learned of this briefing that took place in the House of Representatives this week. The response from President Trump was not, Oh, my goodness. Let's pass this legislation…
Mr. President, I was absent for vote No. 300 on the Nomination: Confirmation: Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. Had I been present, I would have voted no on the nomination. Mr. President…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank Representative Speier, Representative Maloney, and all of those who have been such warriors on this issue for such a long period of time. They are keeping the faith. This constitutional amendment…
Mr. President, today I rise to discuss solutions to the climate crisis, which threatens the health and well-being of my constituents in Maryland and Americans across the Nation. The urgency of climate change asks us to be our most…
Mr. President, I take this time to urge my colleagues to support S.J. Res. 68, which, as I understand, we will be voting on tomorrow. It is a resolution that was introduced by Senator Kaine. I acknowledge Senator Kaine's longstanding…
No wonder Americans elected a President who struck a chord with voters disappointed with business as usual in Washington and with the fake news media. This week, after the President released his budget plan, his opponents here on the floor…
Madam President, I hadn't planned to say anything about the Violence Against Women Act, but given the remarks from my colleague from Texas, let me just say that the bill that passed the House last year is here in the Senate. While it is…
On Monday, the Trump administration released its budget proposal for fiscal year 2021. It was titled ``A Budget for America's Future,'' but its vision for that future is bleak. Its vision of the future is the true American carnage that…
Great news on the economy this week: The economy added 225,000 jobs in January, and unemployment for Americans is at a 50-year low. But the booming economy has resulted in worker shortages throughout the economy, whether it is for Aubrey…
I would simply say, if we reach a consensus in the Congress--we are a coequal, separate branch of government--and whether Obama was President or whether Mr. Trump is President, I am for the Congress acting on that which it agrees. Is it…
The answer to the gentleman's question is yes. And indeed--as I think the gentleman probably knows--the leaders of the relevant committees, Mr. Neal and Mr. DeFazio--Mr. Neal on the funding side, Mr. DeFazio on the substantive side of the…