U.S. Senate

There is absolutely no need for federal troops to be stationed outside of polls, and any such attempt is part of Donald Trump’s efforts to intimidate eligible voters.

This legislation reiterates that those attempts at voter intimidation are unlawful and protects Americans’ constitutional right to vote.

The idea that a president would send troops or armed agents to polling places to intimidate voters is un-American and illegal.

Using our servicemembers to intimidate Americans at the polls is disgusting, illegal, and exactly the kind of abuse this bill stops cold.

President Trump has been saying the quiet part out loud: he wants to undermine our elections any way he can.

No American should have to pass a line of federal troops, ICE agents, or armed officers to exercise that right.

The right to vote is the foundation of our democracy.

The American people deserve an immigration system free of corruption, that is lawful, orderly, humane, and accountable.

ICE custody should provide safer, less restrictive, and more normalized conditions, including adequate medical and mental health care, safe and sanitary houses, limits on force and segregation, outdoor recreation, and restrictions no…

The deaths of Mr. [Mamuka] Artmeladze and the 49 others who have died in ICE custody must be understood in the context of this Administration’s deliberate policy choices.

Texas is no stranger to extreme weather events, and it’s imperative that we have the infrastructure capable of withstanding the gamut of everything from freezing cold temperatures to sweltering heat waves, flooding, and devastating…

As we continue to grapple with threats to the electric grid from extreme weather, investing in projects to improve the flexibility and resiliency of the power system is crucial.

You can’t cut waste you can’t see.

There is no vote that will help our nation more than that.

If dads are engaged with their kids and with their families, the nation gets stronger. Communities get stronger.

If dads back away from their families, families get weaker, communities get weaker, the nation gets weaker.

Healthy families make healthy communities make a healthy nation.

Where are the Seattle and Wenatchee lab capabilities going to be headquartered?

This bipartisan legislation will modernize and expand the fleet, strengthening NOAA’s ability to provide the timely, accurate warnings that help keep families, businesses, and communities safe.

As atmospheric rivers become more frequent and severe across the Pacific Northwest, our communities increasingly depend on accurate forecasts to prepare for flooding and other extreme weather.

If you buy it in a grocery store, basically if you’re not on the coast, you’re eating shrimp that comes from sewers from Vietnam, from Cambodia. I mean, it’s atrocious.

It was an honor to nominate these young Alabamians for an appointment, and I have full faith that they’ll continue to make our state and country proud.

Receiving an appointment to one of these academies requires grit, dedication, and commitment, and I’m confident these students will carry these values with them to our service academies.

I am so proud of the appointees that will represent Alabama in our military service academies for the Class of 2030.