50 years ago this week, Oregon became the first State to decriminalize cannabis. I was honored to be a part of that process. It is time for the Federal Government to catch up. We owe it to the generations of Black Americans targeted by the…

Mr. President, in a moment I am going to put forward a unanimous consent request to pass a trade bill cosponsored by all the Democrats and Republicans on the relevant committee in the other body-- the Ways and Means Committee--and was…

I am going to yield now to Chairman Menendez, the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, because he and I work very closely together on all of these kinds of issues, on the Foreign Relations Committee and the Finance Committee…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H. Res. 461, a harmful resolution that condemns public schools for showing humanity in helping vulnerable people. Listening to this debate, it sounds…

With that, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:49 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 5:17 p.m. when…

Madam President, one topic there is much agreement on is the benefits of work, and our laws should support those who want to work. The bill I am introducing today will change Social Security so that parents and their children will know…

Mr. President, I will be brief because I know my colleagues want to go to the other body. I think this is very unfortunate. This is an extraordinary opportunity for our country, and this is a great opportunity for the world. The fact is…

Mr. President, before I make my unanimous consent request, I just want to reiterate that Senator Menendez and I are going to be working together on these issues. He made this point with respect to taxes, and we are going to be able to find…

Madam President, before she leaves the floor, let me say to my seatmate on the Senate Finance Committee how much I appreciate her passion and leadership on this critical issue. I note that the Presiding Officer is also one of the outspoken…

the amount of carbon already in kind of the affirmed assets of petroleum companies is 200 percent more than what will take us from here to 1.5 degrees

the farming, the fishing, and the forestry are being severely impacted in my state right now just within my lifetime

the amount of carbon already in kind of the affirmed assets of petroleum companies is 200 percent more than what will take us from here to 1.5 degrees

if we keep developing new sources then essentially what we're doing is we're committing ourselves to a path of warming that goes on for the generations to come

if the U.S. keeps doing new fossil projects doesn't that essentially give the rest of the world a free pass

I would invite my colleagues across the aisle to join us in ending dark money on both sides.

the farming, the fishing, and the forestry are being severely impacted in my state right now just within my lifetime

if we keep developing new sources then essentially what we're doing is we're committing ourselves to a path of warming that goes on for the generations to come

if the U.S. keeps doing new fossil projects doesn't that essentially give the rest of the world a free pass