Mazie Hirono: “Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think you should think about including race and gender as factors.”

I rise today to celebrate Medicare and Medicaid, two programs that have enabled millions--millions--of Americans to get the healthcare they need. Sixty years ago today, President Johnson signed into law a bill creating these two critical…

A vote against this amendment is a vote to screw the most vulnerable people in our country. I yield. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S1731, March 13, 2025, second column…

With Republicans and their allies on the Court hell bent on rolling back that progress, it is more urgent than ever that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.