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Today, the right to vote is under attack. In this country, we are witnessing a brand of politics we have never seen before.

Across this country, Republican lawmakers and litigators are using every trick in the book to rig the rules of the game. Why? They’re afraid of losing in November.

You are the third judicial nominee before this Committee who has served as one of President Trump’s personal attorneys… Why should we trust you under these circumstances to place the Constitution and your professional obligations ahead of…

State-sanctioned killing is not an effective way to make our country safe. It is not guaranteed to only punish the guilty. It is not who we are.

These barbaric tactics will be remembered as a stain on our nation’s history. We must not engage in the very conduct we seek to punish.

The death penalty is not a punishment reserved for the worst of the worst; it is one reserved for the poorest of the poor.

Tomorrow, the State of Tennessee is planning to kill Tony Carruthers, a man with a severe mental health condition, who was forced to represent himself in a murder trial 30 years ago.

To prioritize rewarding these insurrectionists as if they have been victimized while hard-working, honest Americans struggle to make ends meet in this economy of skyrocketing food and gas prices is indefensible.

The American people deserve accountability and transparency as to who is eligible to receive payment from this fund, particularly whether individuals who participated in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol…

Giving ICE a blank check is a mistake…I’m going to vote no on that bill, and I urge ICE to release Ricardo and reunite him with his mother as soon as possible.

Cases like Ricardo’s are one of the many reasons why Senate Democrats continue to fight to rein in lawless, rogue ICE agents, including by making sure federal agents follow the same standards of law and compliance with the Constitution as…

We don’t need a study. We need action. We need to stop this.

A $5 million donation from Big Tobacco proceeded the vaping decision. Reynolds sent along a check for $5 million and the President switched his position on this. This is ghastly, to think that we are allowing this to occur.

For God’s sake, is there one person in the Administration besides those who have already resigned who will stand up and say enough, this violates my conscience?

This plan will damage our humanitarian and diplomatic efforts for generations to come, and undermines our reputation in the world.

The Administration’s shameful approach to refugee resettlement is organized around prioritizing white-only Afrikaners and betraying everyone else, including thousands of Afghan allies who risked their lives for our nation, and thousands of…

The Administration continues to betray the core purpose of asylum law: welcoming desperate men, women, and children from around the world who are trying to escape horrific violence and persecution.

The Trump Administration came to Capitol Hill today for a sham ‘emergency’ refugee consultation that provided minimal details.