I rise today to recognize former Congressman Ron Machtley from Rhode Island on his last day as president of Bryant University. President Machtley has led Bryant for almost a quarter century. During that time, he shepherded Bryant's…

I rise today, along with my senior colleague Senator Reed, to mark the last day of Father Brian Shanley's tenure at Providence College, where he has served as president for 15 years. Father Shanley is the longest serving president in the…

I come to the floor to talk about the problem for which Senator Casey asked unanimous consent, which is of the terrible plague of deaths in nursing homes across the country. We just heard the chairman say that he is not sure what the air…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the bill before us. The debate, America, is very simple. I am a proud Republican, and I stand with the private market. I stand with you, as the people. My…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Ernst). Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 4049

I rise to further discuss the fiscal year 2021 national defense authorization bill. Senator Inhofe will be speaking later today on the bill, and I again want to thank him for his leadership and bipartisanship throughout the drafting of…

I thank the gentleman for his extraordinary leadership. I thank Chairman Scott, Chairman Neal, and Chairman Pallone. 122,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, nearly 2.6 million are infected. And, in the midst of this deadly and historic…

During this pandemic millions of Americans have lost their jobs and are dangerously close to losing their homes. The relief this Congress provided has kept millions of Americans housed. We must continue to act. Thirty percent of renters…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of the resolution to override the President's veto. In 2016, the Obama administration issued the borrower defense rule in order to provide relief to student borrowers defrauded…

I thank you, who brought me to the site of this horrible tragedy and allowed me to see the warmth and beauty of your community in response to it. Four years ago, 49 people were murdered in a violent, hate-filled mass shooting at a gay…

On Monday, the House will vote on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act, a bill that will lower healthcare costs and prescription drug costs, protect patients with preexisting conditions, expand Medicaid, and lower…

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., visited my district in April of 1967. Almost a year to the day he was killed, Dr. King told Rhode Islanders: I haven't lost faith in the future. But I never intend to adjust myself to the madness of militarism…

today I introduce, along with Senator Inhofe, Senator Jones, Senator Moran, and Senator Hyde-Smith, the DOE EPSCoR Modernization Act of 2020. As many of our colleagues are aware, the Department of Energy Established Program to Stimulate…

I rise to join my colleague and chairman, Senator Inhofe, to discuss the fiscal year 2021 national defense authorization bill. I begin by thanking Senator Inhofe for his leadership in ensuring that we had a bill to consider this year. This…

this week we consider a measure for permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and for our national parks. I would support this measure joyously if there were a similar program for America's coasts and bays and oceans. As it…

This is a time for personal and national reflection on how we can be better neighbors and better citizens of the greatest Nation on Earth.

I only pray and hope that my colleagues in the Congress of the United States will have the same courage and will be inspired to do the right thing.

Across the street from the Capitol, above the Supreme Court is inscribed 'Equal Justice Under Law.' Today I stand with fellow Americans in condemning the brutal killing of George Floyd and so many others who have been denied that equal…