Isn't protecting the First Amendment, the freedom of Americans, at least as important as protecting a building from vandalism?

We fought for a democracy for the right to speak freely and you are attempting to take that away.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by acknowledging the extraordinary leadership of Frederica Wilson, who has spent her entire life dedicated to the well-being of young Black men and boys and has decades and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to begin by thanking Congressman Serrano for his persistent leadership on this issue, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation in a very strong bipartisan vote. It is important we…

I am pleased to join my colleague from Delaware here to offer a Senate floor farewell to our friend Steve Susman. He was a very big personality, but unlike a lot of very big personalities, it was never all about him. He wasn't pushing…

30 years ago this Sunday, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law and ushered in a new era of equality and justice for people with disabilities. This law was ushered through Congress with the great…

with the U.S. economy reeling, millions of families struggling, and COVID-19 cases soaring in states around the country, this is exactly the wrong time to cut off or massively cut back unemployment insurance as Republicans are proposing…

this is a meritorious issue, obviously, involving veterans. But at this late juncture, after the weeks we have spent in deliberation both in the committee and then on the floor, it is not yet--this particular amendment--ready so that there…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Mr. President, I rise, once again, to express my support for the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2021. I want to commend the chairman for his leadership and his thoughtfulness throughout…

I rise to comment, along with my colleague Senator Durbin, about the Sanders amendment. I must commend how thoughtful and knowledgeable Senator Durbin is about all these subjects. He has pointed out how there are too many military programs…

I rise, together with the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, to talk about the chairman's plan to conclude the deliberations of the legislation before us today. As you well know from being in the committee, this was a process that…

From the moment I arrived in Congress, the aura of John Lewis loomed large. He will rightfully be remembered as a giant of the civil rights movement and the conscience of the Congress. To me, though, he will always be remembered as a man…

John Robert Lewis, an American hero, a civil rights icon, a movement leader, a peacemaker, a teacher, a drum major for justice, a mentor, a colleague, and a friend. I want to begin by thanking John's family for sharing him with us and with…

It has been more than two months since the House passed the HEROES Act. In that time, there have been more than 50,000 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to more than 140,000 Americans and more than 2.5 million more cases. Yet the…

Yesterday the House passed H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act. The passage of this year's NDAA in the House was a bipartisan achievement done under extremely difficult circumstances, and I would…

today, along with Senator Murkowski, we are introducing legislation to provide relief to all Federal student loan borrowers during this public health and economic crisis. The bipartisan Student Loan Fairness Act, which is also cosponsored…

I rise today in support of the Schatz amendment. The Schatz amendment would make changes to one of the Defense Department's surplus property programs, known as the 1033 Program, which allows the Defense Department to disperse excess…

I rise to express my support for the Cornyn amendment, which would, among other things, authorize a Federal grant program to enable the leading global chip companies to manufacture in the United States. I want to commend a bipartisan group…