Mr. Secretary, I want to thank you for visiting Rock Island Arsenal last year.

In the face of PRC aggression, the U.S. needs to stay focused and use all the tools at our disposal to push back in a way that’s sustainable in the long-term and doesn’t rely solely on our military to solve every problem.

We are deeply concerned by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) shortsighted and reckless decision to authorize flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to children.

We cannot allow that blood to have been spilled in vain. We must fight these dangerous attempts to restrict the right to vote and restore confidence in our democracy.

I am so incredibly grateful for Deisy’s release and for her to be reunited with her family.

Every year communities in Illinois and across the country struggle to plan for and recover from urban flooding, which climate change is exacerbating.

I was very concerned to hear in March that the Army was suddenly reassigning employees who manage our munitions and sustainment—in the middle of a war.

"Like most Americans, I’ve experienced the nuisance of constant robocalls. At best, these calls are an insatiable annoyance, and at worst, these calls prey on consumers by trying to undermine someone’s personal privacy and financial…

The President is making sure that those who fought to undermine a free and fair election and those who attacked this Capitol building cash in—not the hardworking families of America who are struggling mightily to get by.

Committing to our agriculture industry and supporting our Midwest farmers is a critical element of our transition to lower emissions.

I don’t think this is how we should be treating our patriotic career civilians.

These barbaric tactics will be remembered as a stain on our nation’s history. We must not engage in the very conduct we seek to punish.

Americans with disabilities have long faced barriers to health care services, equipment and providers—and those barriers have only multiplied under the Trump Administration when it comes to reproductive care.

For more than four years now, the Ukrainian people have bravely fought on the front line of democracy against Russian aggression.

There is no higher betrayal to our heroes than to have one of their family members deported by the same nation they sacrificed to defend.

We got three Republicans to vote in favor of our last War Powers Resolution—the closest we’ve come to ending Trump’s illegal war in Iran—because Republicans are finally starting to realize how costly and disastrous this conflict is.

Cases like Ricardo’s are one of the many reasons why Senate Democrats continue to fight to rein in lawless, rogue ICE agents, including by making sure federal agents follow the same standards of law and compliance with the Constitution as…

It is time for Republicans to come to their senses and prioritize American families, instead of Donald Trump’s vanity billionaire ballroom.