It is a stain on our country that these incidents have persisted for too long and all too often without justice being served.

I am proud now to support legislation to enable Tribes to arrest and prosecute non-Native perpetrators.

Mr. President, I rise today to join Senator Murray and my Democratic colleagues in calling for substantial additional funding for childcare and education as our country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. In New Hampshire and…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Rhode Island and my other colleagues on the floor for their comments. I rise to join Senator Casey and our colleagues in calling for additional action to protect nursing home residents amid the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. While we fight the COVID-19 pandemic, we must continue to focus on economic relief and recovery for our workers, businesses, and communities. A major investment in infrastructure can get…

Mr. President, I am really pleased to be here to join the ranking member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Senator Cardin; Democratic Leader Schumer; Senator Coons, who is also a member of the Small Business…

Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleagues on the floor in support of legislation that would address what is happening in our long-term care facilities across this country as a result of the coronavirus. I applaud Senator Casey for…

The public sector substance abuse programs, community mental health centers are really taking care of the disenfranchised population.

Mr. President, I thank the distinguished leader, and I thank my colleague from Oregon, Senator Wyden, for joining in this motion and for making it. I rise today to join them in calling for urgently needed funding for State and local…

We have to be cognizant of that phenomenon and specifically address it.

I think Representative Kennedy talked about that.

I am very concerned during COVID--I chair a task force to end sexual violence.

I have legislation to require the administration to create a plan on the equitable distribution.

In the absence of a vaccine plan from the administration, I am concerned that attention to this necessary work is being overlooked.

Mr. President, States across this country, including New Hampshire, are beginning to reopen after this pandemic, although, the pandemic isn't really over. The ongoing economic and public health fallout from COVID-19 continues to affect…

In my home State of New Jersey, Black residents account for nearly 20 percent of all coronavirus deaths despite representing just 13 percent of our overall population.

It is not possible to overstate how important it is that we address systemic racial disparities in our healthcare system.

the HEROES Act would also require the administration to develop a national testing strategy with specific requirements to help reduce disparities in testing.