U.S. Senate

Everyone who responds to wildfires puts themselves in harm’s way to keep our communities safe, and we have a responsibility to make sure they have the resources, equipment, and support they need to do their jobs safely and effectively.

I’m grateful to the firefighters, Incident Commanders, and support and medical crews who are working around the clock to protect New Mexico communities from the Frijoles Fire.

But is this enough money to get the job done, or is this going to just get us far enough until we've got to come back in here?

Congressional Republicans and President Trump are costing Wisconsin families more than $3,300 for everyday essentials.

President Trump’s trade war with our allies and his illegal war in Iran are driving up costs and squeezing Wisconsin Main Street shops and their consumers.

I am fighting to end the high costs and hardship that Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump have created.

For many in our country, the cost has been nothing less than seeing their chance at the American dream fade before their very eyes.

I was proud to secure nearly $1 million to help Bay City clean up this site and protect the brave firefighters who serve this community.

Courtrooms handling upwards of 150 respondents in a judge’s morning docket raise serious concerns about whether individuals are receiving a meaningful opportunity to be heard.

Through these hearings, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is intentionally overcrowding dockets with little notice to immigrants in an effort to manufacture significant numbers of removal…

This is a crisis our rural communities cannot afford to get worse. To help address these challenges, we must plan for the long-term and invest in training the next generation of health care professionals.

Rural Illinoisans were already dealing with extreme barriers to care, between a shortage of health care professionals and too many having to travel hours to the nearest hospital when mere minutes can mean life or death in an emergency.

Senator Duckworth and I helped to secure $18.3 million in federal funding for the Southern Illinois Multimodal Station to better connect families, students, and small businesses to local and national destinations.

When public transportation is accessible, everyone benefits.

Canada is not China.

AI was undermining our democracy, damaging the environment, pos[ing] an existential risk to the human race, threaten[ing] our privacy, and reshaping how we as human beings relate to one another.

We cannot sit back and allow a handful of billionaire Big Tech oligarchs to make decisions that will reshape our economy, our democracy and the future of humanity.

The science is clear: The chemical abortion drug is inherently dangerous to women and prone to abuse.

If you are an illegal or you’re voting illegally, we will hunt you down, we will find you, and we will prosecute you. The American people must have confidence in our elections. Election security is not a partisan issue.

The President has waged this war without public support or congressional consent, and it is far past time for accountability.

When he unilaterally launched this war, Trump promised he would destroy Iran's nuclear program, eliminate its missile and drone arsenal, dismantle its defense industrial base, wipe out its proxy networks, and topple the regime in a matter…

The deal will bring nearly $100 billion in private investment, support thousands of high-paying jobs, and drive the reconstruction of Venezuela's economy.

“In a nation and in a county or in a state where people say folks are divided, the residents of Effingham County are united in their concern about what’s about to happen to their community, and they’re demanding that their voices be heard,”

“I’m demanding that those who come here to build, to create jobs and bring new opportunities, also take the time to build relationships with the people who already call this home,”