Maybe we ought to look at supporting some of our allies, fighting Russians and other areas as well.

finally, an omnibus spending bill. For months, there have been negotiations underway. The process has been drawn out. As a member of the Appropriations Committee, there was a lot of frustration. But soon we are going to vote on an omnibus…

it is interesting to listen to the reaction to the notion that we are going to stop our dependence on Russian oil. I totally support that. The notion that I would buy gasoline in my hometown and put it in my car or truck and somehow…

I would like to call the attention of my friend from Wyoming to a column today by Dana Milbank in The Washington Post. I think it is really worth reading in light of some of the things that have been said on the floor: Canceling the…

on April 1, 2022, the Illinois State Police--ISP--will mark 100 years since its founding. Its work and dedication to making a safer Illinois is one of pride and integrity. I want to take a moment to reflect on the ISP's century of service…

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We need to cut off Russia from their source of income and we are doing that. But part of this was -- is going after the oligarchs.

I certainly understand it, and not the least of which because when I joined the Army, we were still training to fight the Soviets and to defend the Fulda Gap.

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late last month, President Biden announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. As I said the day her nomination was announced, it is hard to think of a better jurist to replace…

I think that it is fair to say that the Ukrainians have put up resistance that nobody expected. I think they are over-performing all expectations.

With regard to Kyiv, the Russians appeared to be attempting to cut off food and water to the city.

I often find myself trying to imagine a situation where every American woke up every morning and got hit in the head with a hammer.

I think the president has done a masterful job in assembling an international coalition that is united in that regard.

we really at least have to have a plan to protect ourselves against potentially much higher levels of rise of sea level.

I believe that the costs of building new housing... determines the prices of houses and rents at the margin to the market.