U.S. Senate

When we invest in Western Maryland, our entire state benefits.

When we invest in opportunities for education, workforce training, and supportive housing, we invest in the long-term success of our communities.

During his nomination hearing, one of my Republican colleagues asked Blanche if he and President Trump are friends. Blanche responded ‘I’m his lawyer.’ That Freudian slip sums up why he has been nominated… Todd Blanche’s DOJ has become one…

Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a key vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be Attorney General… The position demands that the Attorney General be someone committed to the rule of law and the Constitution more…

These are the real crises we face today, all entirely of this Administration’s own making.

Dr. Fauci deserves an apology for the way he was treated by my colleagues, and the American people deserve better than the pitiful display we saw in the Senate last Wednesday.

This isn’t about Democrats vs. Republicans. This is about the rule of law vs. lawlessness.

The political escapade of the last week has made it clearer than ever that Todd Blanche has no business serving as our nation’s chief law enforcement officer.

The Rule exceeds ATF’s implementation authority, expands the reach of § 926A, and treats distinct firearm accessories as if they present identical legal and public safety issues.

It is a great day in the Senate when a Democrat and a Republican stand on the floor and don’t criticize one another, but actually talk about working together.

It costs money over time. It costs benefits over time—the solution becomes more expensive over time.

The longer you wait, the more expensive it becomes to save Social Security. And we absolutely, positively have to save it. Too many people are counting on it.

The American people deserve to have a government that works for them—not one that is willing to push energy prices even higher and put the country’s energy security at grave risk.

Once an Administration begins punishing Americans for how they vote, the threat extends far beyond these projects: no state, community, business, or worker can trust that the federal government will apply the law fairly.

Now that court documents have confirmed what we knew to be true, we write to demand that you restore previously awarded funding that the Trump Administration has weaponized in an attempt to punish perceived political enemies.

Americans pay the highest swipe fees anywhere in the world. The Credit Card Competition Act would bring these down, leading to savings for businesses and lower prices for consumers.

For some small businesses, these swipe fees become their second or third largest expense, and many of them have been forced to raise prices as a result.

There’s another thing Congress can do right now for consumers and small businesses: pass the Credit Card Competition Act—a bipartisan bill I sponsor with Senator Marshall of Kansas. This bill would bring down the cost of swipe fees that…

Every click we make on the internet leaves a trail of personal data. We know that. That data is collected, tracked, and sold. Congress can address it.

Our hearing is about information being gathered and consumers paying a higher price because of it.

I think there ought to be disclosure to the consumer about what you [Visa and Mastercard] are charging.

[T]his Administration… is squeezing [school districts] when it comes to… resources and discouraging a generation of special ed[ucation] teachers in the process.

I don’t think what this Administration is proposing is helping whatsoever [with special education programs].

They [the Trump Administration] doesn’t have sensitivity to issues like racial disparity but they seem to want to fly right into the face of it to re-write history where they can [and] to eliminate programs that are arguing for equality…