Congress must work to extend the prohibition on involuntary furloughs of aviation employees through the expiration of the CARES Act if federal relief was accepted.

It's important to understand how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted frontline transportation workers so we can determine a path to a safe recovery.

Thank you, Chair DeFazio, for calling today's hearing, and thank you to today's witnesses for your insights.

We can operate in in-person hearings in Washington, DC. during the coronavirus.

today we are on the Senate floor at a time when, once again, we are attempting as a country to reconcile things that should have been reconciled long ago. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery shocked and outraged…

I wish that we were all in the committee room with one another and in person, and we should be.

The best way to do that is to have in-person hearings, instead of these virtual hearings, and definitely no proxy voting, which is unconstitutional.

We need to pass a budget resolution. It is one of the few responsibilities of this Committee.

it was 1 week ago today that George Floyd died in the streets of Minneapolis at the hands of Minneapolis police officers exercising and employing incredible, illegal, unconstitutional violence ending in the loss of Mr. Floyd's life. This…

The U.S. economy is heavily dependent on international trade, and our agricultural exports are a foundation of the economy in the Midwest.

we have seen things in the pandemic crisis that nobody in living memory has dealt with. In so many ways we are writing the book and trying to read the book at the same time, trying to figure out how we get to where we need to be. Clearly…

we have come to the middle hour of our struggle against this epidemic, against a disease unleashed on the world by the failures and falsehoods of a government in Beijing. This epidemic has brought devastation in its wake--lost jobs, lost…

let me join my other colleagues in appreciation for Senator Ernst and her service in Iraqi Freedom, her two decades of service, being ready and able to go whenever she was called to go, and her continued service here, and her appreciation…

this is National Police Week. It is one of the weeks that I always look forward to. For years now, it has been an opportunity to spend time with people who protect us--who protect all of us. We get a chance each day to say thank you to the…

let me first of all join with my good friend, Senator Cardin, in appreciating the incredible work that really so many Federal employees have done to make these programs work. I was with the SBA Director about 2 weeks ago on Friday. She…

I am here today to call on colleagues to support the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, legislation that is poised to be a lifeline to my constituents in Missouri's Second Congressional District during this…

We are at war against an unseen enemy our world has never faced before. We are battling on two fronts: the healthcare front and the economic front. Thousands of people are sick, with courageous healthcare workers battling on the front…

The Seventh Congressional District of Missouri's economy has a significant dependence on seasonal outdoor amusement and entertainment including the Ozark Empire Fair, the carnivals on the midways of county fairs, and the nation's favorite…