Throughout his career, Mayor Lee broke down barriers while approaching public service with tremendous skill, efficiency, and purpose. On behalf of the city of San Francisco, Mayor Lee led the fight to protect our immigrant communities…

I wish to speak about the so-called Republican tax reform bill. When it comes to revising our tax system, I assumed there were two things my Republican colleagues would agree with me on. First, that tax reform doesn't increase taxes for…

This was obviously inappropriate.

today I wish to call attention to the more than 112,000 foster children in our Nation who are waiting to be adopted. Of these, more than 14,000 are in California. These are children with no permanent place to call home, who have…

I was unavailable for rollcall vote No. 274, on the nomination of Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Army. I believe Mr. Esper is well qualified to be the Secretary of the Army. Had I been present, I would have voted yea. I…

I want to begin by thanking the Senator from Illinois. Not only did she serve this country, she sacrificed for this country. I for one, as I see her rolling up and down the aisles and through the halls, am just so proud and so thankful for…

for the last month, in the wake of the tragedy in Las Vegas, I have been asking my colleagues to show some courage, stand up to the gun lobby, and take weapons of war off of our streets. Now, we have all had to bear witness to another…

last Thursday, Leader McConnell filed cloture on four circuit court nominees, including two nominees who had been voted out of the Judiciary Committee that very morning. Voting on four controversial circuit court nominees in 1 week is…

I'm working on legislation to require tech companies to report known terrorist activity on their platforms to law enforcement.

I think we're in a different day now. We're at the beginning of what could be cyber war.

You have a huge problem on your hands, and the United States is going to be the first of the countries to bring it your attention.

What we're talking about is the beginning of cyber warfare.

I rise today to introduce the ``Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act,'' a simple, yet potentially life-saving solution to ensure that women receive their own medical information. I thank Senator Heller for working with me on this…

the Senate is currently considering the nomination of Scott Palk to a lifetime appointment as a Federal district court judge on the Western District of Oklahoma. I voted against Mr. Palk's nomination in the Judiciary Committee, and I will…

I am pleased to introduce the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act. This legislation expands the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to provide surrounding communities much-needed additional access to…

I have a great belief--to my knowledge, not a fact has been refuted in that 7,000-page report or the 500-page summary to date.

In response to damaging leaks, then-President Obama issued Presidential Policy Directive 19, PPD/19, parts of which were enacted into law, establishing procedures under which whistleblowers could report waste, fraud and abuse without fear…

A complainant alleging reprisal for making a protected disclosure has a minimal chance to have a complaint processed and adjudicated in a timely and complete manner.

I think the time is coming very shortly when it should be declassified, and I'm heartened to see that, increasingly, members of Congress agree with that.

The deficiencies in reprisal protections policies, procedures and standards in the evaluated agencies are causing a failure to provide reprisal protections for individuals making protected disclosures.

yesterday I introduced the Automatic Gunfire Prevention Act of 2017. First, I would like to thank Senators Blumenthal, Murphy, Schumer, Durbin, Leahy, Cortez Masto, Van Hollen, Gillibrand, Klobuchar, Markey, Casey, Reed, Hassan, Merkley…

Interestingly, Anderson, Republicans who are normally sort of under the spell of the National Rifle Association are saying they may be on board with this.

Dianne Feinstein, senator from California, is introducing that kind of legislation right now.

today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Rainer Weiss, Kip S. Thorne, and Barry C. Barish for ``decisive contributions'' to the observation of gravitational waves. This landmark…

today I wish to voice my support for the victims of the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas. This mass shooting was the worst in our Nation's history. There are more than 50 dead and more than 500 wounded. It should shock every American…