The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA--which is responsible for protecting Americans' right to safe working conditions--is also in desperate need of a funding increase.

The federal government contributed to racial segregation and inequality, so the federal government must be part of the solution.

Public education is not a private commodity, it is a public good.

Good afternoon. The crisis in Venezuela is a crisis in America. Senator Rubio, Congressman Diaz-Balart, and I have been talking about this for years and worked with the White House on a comprehensive strategy. More than 200,000 Venezuelans…

Despite the rising cost of college and increasing burden of student debt, the budget seeks to slash over $200 billion over 10 years from student loan assistance.

They deserve to know why the Department is not acting in the best interest of faithfully executing the law...

Unfortunately, under the President's Fiscal Year budget, it would be nearly impossible to meet that challenge.

All of these students deserve an equitable, high-quality public education. That's their right, and it's the responsibility of the Department of Education as well as Congress in partnering with States and localities, to make it a reality.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. You may proceed. ____________________

I rise today to honor the life of one of Florida's brightest lights--a light that was extinguished far too soon. One year ago today, we lost Jeri Bustamante in a tragic accident. She was my press secretary, but she was so much more. She…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I have provided a translation to the Senate for the Record. (English translation of statement made in Spanish is as follows:) Jeri lived the American dream. She was determined. She was brave. She had great goals. She wanted to be the Press…

I oppose amendment No. 193 to S.J. Res. 7, as I believe it is an unnecessary measure that too broadly narrows the President's role in international affairs. I would have voted no if the amendment had been called for a rollcall vote…

when it comes to bankrupting our country, the Green New Deal puts all other ideas to shame. It calls for rebuilding or retrofitting every building in America in the next 10 years, eliminating all fossil fuels in 10 years, eliminating…

Our education must be an engine of economic mobility for all students, not an instrument for preserving the elite status of wealthy families.

If we only tinker around the edges and do not make comprehensive steps to addressing access and affordability, we will fail to serve the students, parents, and communities we were elected to serve.

I thank my colleague Senator Rubio for standing with me to remember the victims and their families on this tragic anniversary and for his unwavering commitment to school safety. Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque Anguiano…

The widespread support for public education makes our longstanding tradition of failing to prioritize public education both confounding and frustrating.

This hearing is now called to order. This morning, we are here to discuss how chronic underfunding of public education is affecting students, parents, teachers, and communities.

In a time of extreme polarization, support for public education is a rare bridge across our political and cultural divisions.

Our Nation, so richly endowed with natural resources and with a capable and industrious population, should be able to devise ways and means of ensuring to all of our working men and women a fair day's pay for a fair day's work.

The result is that the Federal minimum wage is no longer serving its purpose.

Raising the minimum wage is one of the most hotly debated and intensely studied labor policies.

After 10 years with no increase in the Federal minimum wage, minimum wage workers have suffered a 17 percent pay cut due to inflation.

Workers should not be forced to work at poverty level wages regardless of where they live.