I am grateful to Congresswoman Debbie Dingell for introducing H.R. 569, the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019.

The only thing standing in the way of saving lives is a lack of political will.

Mr. President, public schools play a vital role in every community across the Nation. They play a central role in our democracy--educating the next generation, serving as polling places for our elections, hosting community meetings and…

Madam President, we are here to talk about the risks to our New England coastal communities from the climate changes coming our way. Despite the really dirty efforts of the fossil fuel industry to keep the truth at bay, the tide of public…

Madam President, I am very happy to be joined by my colleague from New Hampshire, Senator Hassan. I ask unanimous consent that she be recognized to speak at the conclusion of my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Here in America, our great democracy will only survive if power resides with the people and not the powerful corporate special interests.

This provision of H.R. 1 says that if a commission is not established or if it doesn't adopt a plan, then the redistricting lines for Congress will be drawn up by a three-judge Federal court.

That decision of Citizens United that invited the corporate takeover of our democracy... has not played out.

Because the premise of Citizens United, even if you take it at its face, is that independent spending does not corrupt, but direct contributions are corrupting, but a coordinated outside expenditure is equivalent to a direct contribution.

These claims about voter fraud are completely unsupported by the evidence.

The landmark legislation that we are considering this afternoon will do what Democrats said we would do by reducing the influence of corporate spending in political campaigns, restoring ethics and integrity to government, and restoring…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Russian Hybrid Warfare

Mr. President, today I rise to continue my series of speeches on Russian hybrid warfare. I have done a series of speeches on the Russian hybrid warfare threat. It poses a great challenge to our national security. Russian hybrid warfare…

Madam President, I come to the floor again to urge an end to the Trump shutdown, which is over a month old--the longest in history. Let's be clear. This is the Trump shutdown. The President called for a shutdown two dozen times, and he…

Mr. Chairman, I move to adopt Committee Resolution No. 1 concerning the committee rules.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding me time. I hope I won't use all 5 minutes. I first want to say I support the bill under debate right now and certainly support criminal justice reform. One of the best ways, of…

Madam President, I know you are not allowed to respond to me, but allow me to welcome you to the Chair as a new Member of the Senate. With a new year come a lot of changes. This month, a Democratic majority was sworn in to the House of…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Mr. Clyburn's resolution condemning white supremacy and white nationalism. Congressman Steve King's recent comments asserting that terms like ``white supremacist'' should be acceptable have rightly…