Madam President, I want to thank my colleague Senator Grassley, the Republican lead on this bill; Senator Blumenthal, who has done so much work in the area of competition and protection of children; and Senator Hirono, who came to the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Senators Hoeven, Murray, McConnell, and I be able to complete our remarks prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of St. Cloud area school district superintendent Willie Jett. Willie will be retiring from his role as superintendent at the end of this school year, ending 8 years in service to the district…

Madam President, Senator Hoeven and I are here to speak in favor of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, but I did want to first thank Senator Murkowski for her well-reasoned remarks and for her willingness to go forward…

With that, I will turn it over to Senator Murray. Thank you very much, Senator Hoeven. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

Mr. President, I look forward to responding to my colleague in the future, but I can tell you that people I know around the country want to see their costs go down, and that is exactly what this bill is about. It is about bringing…

The Democrats marched forward with their first partisan spending spree, the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion package.

The COVID shutdowns were devastating to communities and the American economy.

Madam Speaker, I was regrettably unable to vote on November 2, 2021. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on all the day's legislation: rollcall No. 342 (H.R. 1975), rollcall No. 343 (H.R. 5221), rollcall No. 344 (H.R. 3616)…

Mr. Speaker, years ago, I began running for Congress because I believed that hardworking Americans shouldn't have to pay three times what people in other countries pay for the same exact medicines. I ran for Congress because I believed…

Mr. Speaker, I was regrettably unable to vote on November 1, 2021. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes'' on H.R. 1619 and ``yes'' on H.R. 2758. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Axne (Spanberger)…

I think this is the worst kind of predatory behavior that we have seen described here by businesses taking advantage of people.

I would certainly start with a fundamental thing which is economic equity and making sure that people who come to the United States as refugees have the right to work.

And I do wonder maybe if you would go a little farther, do you think that there is more focus and maybe that leads to more exploitation on the ones that are exploited and criminalizing them rather than there being a penalty of those that…

We need to stop separating the issue of sex and labor. Because a lot of the times when you talk about combating human trafficking, the focus is always sex.

there are people who are vulnerable that we do not often get to see or acknowledge their humanity and dignity.

Dan's Butter Bakery Cafe is a community-oriented, family run cafe that is finding innovative ways to support their employees with fair wages and paid family leave.

If confirmed, will you commit to monitoring and acting on potential market manipulation for consumer-facing commodities like heating fuel and propane?