The last word will be very brief if I am recognized, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. ____________________

Let me commend the chairman. I don't think we would be here without Chairman Inhofe's leadership. I have never seen anyone work so diligently and so constructively. We want to thank the staff. They do a remarkable amount of work. Also, we…

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated our country for 9 months now. More than 15 million Americans have been infected. Nearly 300,000 are dead. Our economy is on the ropes. Folks are struggling just to get by, and Democrats have been trying…

I mentioned recently in one of these speeches that an identity-laundering group called Donors Trust decided to do a letter to the editor of my home State paper asserting that they were just as innocent as newborn lambs. The Center for…

I also want to thank the chairman for his extraordinary leadership in getting us to this point. For 59 years straight we have passed the National Defense Authorization Act, and I think, honestly, without the chairman's leadership we would…

I thank the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson) for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 578, the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, which ensures that individuals who are diagnosed with ALS are not forced to…

As we close this debate, I applaud my colleague from Connecticut who is a true, good friend, Mr. Larson, and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I am just proud to stand in full support of this commonsense legislation that will make a…

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At this time, I have no other speakers seeking time, so I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan measure because stalking is a crime in which victims are made to live in constant fear. The effects of stalking can manifest both physically and mentally and have short-term and long-term…

For the roughly 10 million people who, each year, reenter communities from jail or prison, the consequences of a criminal sentence can last a lifetime, creating barriers to accessing safe housing, employment, and even something as basic as…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am proud to be a cosponsor of the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019, and I urge my colleagues to support this important bill. I want to acknowledge the extraordinary leadership of Congressman…

it is an honor to join my colleagues from Maryland, Senator Cardin and Senator Van Hollen, and my colleague from Michigan, Senator Stabenow, to take a moment to recognize and remember my esteemed former colleague and dear friend, Senator…

Wars are costly, and the war on marijuana is no exception. This war has derailed lives. It has led to lost jobs and housing. It has torn families apart. The cost of the war on marijuana has disproportionately fallen on the backs of Blacks…

Last week the arts and education communities lost a giant when Dr. Roger Mandle, the former president of the Rhode Island School of Design for more than a decade, passed away in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 79. I was fortunate…

today is my 276th climate speech, and my increasingly battered graphic is showing its wear, but for the first time in a really, really long time, there is real hope for climate action in America. The light of science will shine in a Biden…

I have had the pleasure of working with my chairman on the Budget Committee on budget reform initiatives, and I want to take this occasion to thank him for the wonderful way in which he worked with me on those issues and for all of his…

let me thank Senator Cotton for his work with me in getting this bill to this happy result. As the Presiding Officer knows, a bill can look like it was easy to get done when it passes 96 to 1, but that doesn't mean that the pathway was…