I cannot imagine that if an employer told male employees that they could not have certain kinds of healthcare that men would tolerate it.

With an epidemic of this scope, this size, it does not seem to me that not spending additional dollars on it is going to do the trick.

I rise today to oppose Steven Bradbury's nomination to serve as general counsel at the Department of Transportation. The general counsel position at DOT oversees and makes critical judgments about legal work that impacts public safety…

I think one of the challenges is that we are dealing with a President, as Senator Cardin has said, who has not seemed to be willing to accept advice on an issue, many issues affecting power.

When we have an administration where the National Security Advisor has suggested that we can have a preventative war on the Korean Peninsula, ... it suggests that what we are talking about is a nuclear war, a first strike.

I want the President to act in a way that acknowledges input from a lot of experts and not to act based on a Twitter post.

It is great to have a panel that represents the various perspectives and things we need to think about as we engage with this incredible cutting edge technology.

I am pleased to join my colleague from Washington, Senator Murray, and congratulate her and Senator Alexander on being able to reach agreement to move forward to address the uncertainty in the marketplace. Like Senator Murray, I also want…

it is hard to read or to listen to the news these days without hearing about Russia's interference in our American democracy, its influence peddling, and about the misinformation that has been spreading on social media. I have bipartisan…

DHS has a unique office called the Office of Community Partnerships (OCP) that does exactly what you are talking about.

If you are willing to dodge a question when 99 percent of the world's scientists agree that the primary cause of climate change is human activity, that concerns me about your qualifications to take on this role.

the number of personnel in that office was cut in half, the grants program was eliminated, and the Director of the office resigned.

Our country's safety really does depend on that.

Can you tell me the reason why you took these actions at DHS?

When you are in charge of our country's security, when you are in charge of our response to natural disasters, you need to be able to rely on science and technology and consider and assess the science and technology that you are being…

It is a priority of yours to ensure that the absolute bedrock of our democracy is protected before our 2018 elections take place?

My understanding is they have just started now to reach out to the chief election officers, which is an absolutely critical step.

I think there are experts who would disagree with you in terms of your statement that there is no difference between a freeze or a lock.