U.S. State Secretaries of State

This was a pure giveaway to the corporations and the top 1 percent of the United States.

I am especially troubled that much of the deficit increase can be attributed to the Republican tax plan that was passed a few months ago which will add nearly 1$1.9 trillion to the deficit.

We need a budget that allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices.

A number of Senators--Senator Claire McCaskill and myself included--have ongoing investigations of drug companies and distributors who helped cause and exacerbate the opioid epidemic.

One of the best ways that we can be smart on crime is to follow what the public health model has taught us

I do think that I am very pleased by your investigation and Ranking Member McCaskill's investigation of the role that manufacturers have played.

It is in the best interest of public safety and also taxpayer dollars

It is helpful to have a Federal Government we can work with on climate issues just generally.

We want to take some of those lessons we are learning in those situations and work with the USEPA to help them appreciate what we are doing at the local level and include them in the planning process, because we think that is the key.

I think it important this Committee understands how toxic Superfund sites are impacted by these disasters.

Communities were suffering even before the wildfires and hurricanes. These disasters made a bad environmental crisis even worse.

I am hopeful that today's hearing will provide suggestions for improvement to disaster planning and post-disaster response.

Thankfully, our firefighters are responding as quickly as possible, and the Federal Government should do everything we can to assist the victims.

That is just wrong. When you are a kid, you should be having fun, not worrying about cancer causing toxins.

We need to address the issues of waste management effectively.

We will be looking at how to incorporate steps to protect those Superfund sites from changes that might occur as we can identify they are in an area where there is a fire hazard or a hazard from sea level rise.

Our job is to protect people, and frankly, we are failing.

Climate change, as I think you would agree, acts as a force multiplier in extreme weather conditions.

We must and we can do better.

If confirmed, will you please share with my office any policy memos that the Department is planning to implement affecting the processing of unaccompanied minors?

I would like you to commit to this Committee that you will prioritize training and clear communication and guidance to an agency of hundreds of thousands of people.

Two weeks ago, I sent a letter with 38 other United States Senators to DHS asking the agency to keep its promise by not sharing the information it demanded from these young people in order to deport them.

I believe that we must and we owe it to them to find a permanent solution.

The previous Administration prioritized violent and serious crimes and any conduct that would pose a risk to national security.