If we pass the Equal Rights Amendment, we're going to have men and women sharing the same bathrooms.

We have accepted that this State is not safe. It is like a war zone.

Today, Senators Merkley, Baldwin, and Booker will introduce the Equality Act, which would make protections for LGBTQ+ Americans consistent and explicit across our Nation.

There has to be middle ground here that is fair to both.

Our children are listening and they are in danger.

It is time for Congress to catch up with where our country already is and pass the Equality Act.

We have accepted that this State is not safe. It is like a war zone.

Veterans should be allowed to choose whatever option they decide to be in their best interest - filing on their own, going through a VSO, or through a private business.

If we pass the Equal Rights Amendment, we're going to have men and women sharing the same bathrooms.

A lot of it's focused on the transgender issue, but not exclusively.

Transgenderism must be eradicated.

There has to be middle ground here that is fair to both.

This past weekend, on Father's Day, 23 people were shot and 1 person was killed at a Juneteenth celebration in Willowbrook, Illinois. Law enforcement has not yet identified a suspect or a motive, but preliminary reports have indicated…

I love Europe, I love the Europeans, but we're Americans.

Today, Senators Merkley, Baldwin, and Booker will introduce the Equality Act, which would make protections for LGBTQ+ Americans consistent and explicit across our Nation.

It is an honor to be leading the Members Day for the first time as chairman of this Committee.

I encourage the Committee to now look at the Federal level at legislation to expand what has been a successful program now statewide.

This nation owes a debt to our returning soldiers.