We are seeing far worse storms, which then rolls back into the problem of bad FEMA mapping.

As you know, we have a number of committees and subcommittees that are meeting simultaneously.

Those are good examples.

please remember the importance of voting. Because every vote matters.

Thank you very much, Senator Whitehouse.

By investing in coastal habitats, we are investing in local economies at the same time.

There are a number of scientific studies that show it is actually less expensive to be proactive and invest in this type of habitat restoration and conservation up front rather than waiting for hurricanes and other natural disasters to…

Addressing the root causes of this toxic and appalling white supremacist violence is critical in order to keep our citizens, and I think in order to keep our nation safe.

Thank you, Chairman Merkley, for your work on this. I think it is well intended.

Thank you for holding this important hearing and for your passion and commitment on this issue.

Right now, as it stands, Federal fire fighters have an impossible burden of proof.

Anything short of banning it is a Band-Aid. We need to ban it because medical evidence has already proven that asbestos is deadly.

I am someone who actually believes in the Second Amendment, and I also believe, as my father would say, in common sense.

My hope is that coming out of this hearing, Mr. Chairman, we might be able to provide some recommendations to our colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee or perhaps the bipartisan group of Senators currently discussing gun reform.

It should not take the murder of children in a school, Black Americans in a grocery store, Jewish, Muslim, or Sikh Americans in a house of worship for us to realize that we need to reinforce our addressing the epidemic of gun violence in…

Because, as you know, there is presumptive legislation in 49 out of 50 States for this disease and cancers that fire fighters get that are now known to be occupationally acquired.

I heard from thousands, literally thousands of Delawareans about delayed mail delivery, missing packages and letters.

The Postal Service OIG report showed significant areas of concern for the facilities and validated the concerns that our office had heard.

as we heard from previous speakers, we will shortly vote to invoke cloture on the nomination of Dr. Christopher Frey to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development. I rise today in strong support of his…

I have 10 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

like a lot of other Americans, I didn't sleep much last night, didn't sleep much at all. I couldn't shake the overwhelming feeling of sorrow that I felt for the community of Uvalde, TX. Nineteen innocent children, fourth graders, were…

I know of no further debate on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Thompson nomination?

We have a moral imperative to do more to help all Americans breathe healthy air, and we can no longer turn a blind eye to downwind and frontline communities.

this week, the solar industry in this country is at something in naval aviation that we call refusal speed. Now, what is refusal speed? Refusal speed is the speed at which an aircraft continues to pick up speed on its takeoff roll or…

At the same time, we have a moral imperative to do all we can to save this planet that we call home from the perils of climate change.