Secretary Fudge, thank you for your continued collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs on the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.

I recently sent letters to you and Administrator Bose to include three wildlife overpasses as required mitigation in the pending permit.

I share these concerns as do the other Senators and Members representing the area.

today I rise to introduce the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act. The premise of this bill is simple: Individuals who pose a serious threat to themselves or others should not have guns. Too often we see the deadly consequences…

today I rise to introduce a resolution recognizing February 1, 2023, as National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Nearly 4 million girls and women across this country participate in high school and college athletics. Participation in sports…

today I rise to introduce the Crime Gun Tracing Modernization Act. This bill would bring ATF into the 21st century by allowing the Agency to electronically search for the records of guns used in crimes across the country. It is hard to…

I rise today in support of the resolution designating January as ``National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month.'' I am proud to introduce this resolution every year to raise awareness about the ongoing atrocities of human…

I rise to speak in support of the Wildfire Emergency Act, bipartisan legislation that Senators Padilla, Daines, Wyden, and I are introducing today, to help address the threat of catastrophic wildfire throughout the West. Wildfires have…

I rise today to introduce the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act, which would establish a new Federal grant program to increase capacity for comprehensive supportive services paired with housing as a way to address our…

I rise to speak in support of the Community Wildfire Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that Senator Daines and I are reintroducing today. This bill would ensure that those communities that are deemed to be under the greatest threat…

I rise today to introduce the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, legislation that would prohibit new oil or natural gas leases in federal waters off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. I am pleased to be joined today by Senators…

May I just make one remark? I want to thank the Senator for his excellent remarks. Once in a while, we have a case that is really so difficult and sad to solve, and this is one of them. It happens to be a constituent of both of ours in…

as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 785 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 785) was…

this is truly a tragic case. The young woman on my right was born in Guatemala. She suffers from a rare life- threatening disorder called MSP type VI. This is a genetic condition caused by the absence of an enzyme that is needed for the…

I rise today to recognize and give thanks to one of the hardest working and most integral members of my team, Ms. Chesna Foord. Chesna has been my director of scheduling for 6 years and has spent nearly a decade in my offices in…

I rise today to speak about the Respect for Marriage Act. I was proud to introduce this bill earlier this summer with Senators Baldwin, Collins, and Portman. I am greatly encouraged by yesterday's bipartisan vote of 62 to 37 to advance the…

I would like to applaud the House for passing the Respect for Marriage Act with significant bipartisan support earlier this summer. It is now the time for the Senate to do the same. I would like to take a moment to speak to my Republican…

I rise today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Tibetan Policy Act, which I was pleased to introduce in the Senate in May 2001, along with 20 bipartisan cosponsors. This critical legislation solidified Congress'…

I rise today to support my bipartisan resolution--which I introduce along with Senators Todd Young, Tammy Baldwin, and Tim Scott--to designate September 2022 as National Workforce Development Month and to highlight the importance of…

I rise today to congratulate Michael Schiffer on being confirmed to serve as Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Michael has prepared himself well for this important position, becoming one of the most…

I rise to speak in support of legislation that I introduced today along with Senator Padilla to preserve the enduring legacy of California's giant sequoias: the Save Our Sequoias Act. I thank Senator Padilla for working with me on this…

I rise to speak in support of legislation that I introduced today along with Senators Booker, Wyden, Duckworth, Padilla, and Warren: the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act. This is a companion to legislation introduced by…

By restoring these lands to the Karuk Tribe, who were the original stewards of such lands, the Karuk Tribe can exercise its tribal sovereignty and traditional practices without interruption.

I am pleased to introduce the Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge Act, along with my California colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. As our country's population grows, so does the need for infrastructure like housing and…