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I stand in a distressing place of speaking after Senator Brown, of Ohio, and before Senator Blumenthal, of Connecticut, but I am delighted to be here tonight because the issues are so important. We are in a place in the Senate that is…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Meyers nomination?
I am proud to cosponsor the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, legislation that bans products of forced labor by Uyghurs to the United States. I want to acknowledge and thank Chairman McGovern, Chairman Blumenauer, Ranking Member McCaul…
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse from the Judiciary Committee is on THE BEAT tomorrow.
America will soon pass 200,000 deaths from COVID-19. This pandemic is now the second leading cause of death in our country, only behind heart disease. This year, it will kill more Americans than lung cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's, diabetes…
She deserves a special place in America's pantheon.
Dark money is a plague anywhere in our political system.
the same sixteen foundations had given over $33 million to the Federalist Society over the same period
sixteen right-wing foundations gave nearly $69 million to groups urging the Supreme Court to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2014
The Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Ginsburg's death makes this hearing salient as well as poignant.
Transparency is something I am very interested in when it comes to the Federal Government...
If we desire respect for the law we must first make the law respectable.
A small group of very big donor interests powered up by Citizens United dark money -- this is a new phenomenon, Citizens United -- has now the power to pull strings and to drive behavior, and they've determined that they want to control…
Last March, as the COVID-19 pandemic first began to affect our day-to-day lives, the FBI warned that we could soon see a rise in hate crimes committed against Asian Americans. In this moment, President Trump could have tried to bring…
More than 4 months ago, the House passed the HEROES Act, legislation that protects our HEROES on the front line of this pandemic, our police officers, firefighters, healthcare workers, sanitation workers, it provides stimulus payments for…
I think it is very important that if a technology is invented in America that is dual-use and which could be used for very bad things, there would be a moment of reflection as to whether that should be broadly released or kept more close…
