Republicans' budget resolution would provide another $140 billion for immigration enforcement. With that amount Republicans have proposed, Democrats could fully fund Federal programs for low-income students, fully fund Federal programs for…

the failure to address these infrastructure issues is placing our Nation's presence and mission in the Indo-Pacific at risk

We can no longer expect our service members to project 21st-century power from 20th-century infrastructure.

I stood in a field where 20,000 saplings ready to be planted drowned before they ever had a chance to grow. I saw thousands of coffee trees lost, including heritage trees planted by the original owners generations ago, gone in a single…

last week, two back-to-back storms brought the most catastrophic flooding Hawaii has seen in over 20 years: landslides, washed-out roads, emergency evacuations, and destruction in every single county. What we saw during these Kona lows was…

for 125 years, women have bravely served in our Armed Forces, risking their lives to defend our country and to protect our national security. Today, more than 2 million--2 million--women veterans live in the United States--women Trump has…

first of all, I didn't get a chance to thank the Senator from Oklahoma for keeping the Senate the Senate last week. There was a moment where there was an exchange of views, and actually, the majority leader had a perfect right to kind of…

I want to read excerpts of a letter of March 17 to Senators Collins and Britt from the border czar and the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Trump administration. I won't read the whole thing, except to point out that there are five…

in my 13 years serving in the U.S. Senate and before that as Lieutenant Governor in Hawaii, I have met military officers at every level. And no matter age or rank, regardless of what they do or where they serve, they are every bit as…

I think Senator Schmitt said it perfectly. We are actually not very close as it relates to the question of ICE funding, and he made that crystal clear. I won't repeat his words. They were forceful. They were not conciliatory. And he said…

Ignorance is not bliss, and yet that is what President Trump wants the American people to be in--in a state of ignorance. Our national parks tell the story of our country--good, bad, past, present, and future. With over 430 national park…

I can understand what the leader is saying. I understand what the Senator from Alabama is proposing. But I think what the vice chair of Appropriations said should not be glossed over as some sort of talking point. If you are trying to…

this year marks the 250th anniversary of America's founding, and this year should be a celebration of our Nation and all those who have made it what it is. The story of our Nation is a story of diversity, of people of different races…

where is the redline? You know, a lot of us wake up every day trying to figure out, exactly how bad is it? Is this the moment that Republican Members of the U.S. Senate are going to stand up for not our rights but their rights and not just…

on a hilltop in Santa Fe, New Mexico, there is an interpretive plaque on a boulder. It stands where the government locked up thousands of Japanese as so-called enemy aliens. My great-grandfather, my GG, was one of them. He was locked…

among the bills in the funding package that was signed into law yesterday was the State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill. And while people are understandably focused elsewhere, I want to take a moment to talk today about what is…

it must not be, need not be, and will not be at the expense of ICE reform. We sacrifice none of that mandate to reform ICE by passing this bill today. Finally, I say to our Department of Homeland Security employees out there who have…

I rise in support of this as a member of the Appropriations Committee, as well as of our Subcommittees on Defense and Homeland Security. Madam Speaker, I join the vast majority of Americans in condemning the actions of Immigration and…