That statement seems contradictory. Stating at one point you would not hire anyone from Columbia and second, you have no bias against those from Columbia. Can you explain?

Do you stand by your efforts to weaken the Voting Rights Act?

Each year, the Social Security Board of Trustees releases a report that tells us about the status of Social Security’s finances. Their 2026 report, released yesterday, should send alarm bells through Congress.

Just six years from now, Social Security will only be able to pay 78 percent of current benefits.

Sharon Dunham, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, told The Wall Street Journal that she beat cancer twice and has multiple health challenges. But she had to drop her insurance altogether this year when her monthly premiums increased by more than…

In that law, they created a requirement for all Medicaid recipients between the ages of 18 and 64 to either work 80 hours each month or verify that they are too sick to do so, in order to remain covered.

As the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’s’ provisions take effect, Republicans can no longer hide behind the statement that they have only tried to target waste, fraud, and abuse.

While Republicans are content to act like nothing is wrong, Democrats will continue to fight to restore these programs.

Social Security is a lifeline that they earned after a lifetime of hard work.

Are you aware of the current controversy on redistricting and the prospect of many minority seats being eliminated?

Countless other families are making similar heartbreaking decisions like Sharon. Without health insurance, they are just one accident or illness away from bankruptcy.

Late last week, the Republican majority jammed through nearly $70 billion to fund President Trump’s mass deportation campaign without any reforms to prevent abuses by immigration agents.

It’s clear now that Congress shouldn’t delay any longer. Several of us have been coming together to talk about how we can strengthen Social Security for current and future generations of retirees.

Senate Republicans failed to put in place any guardrails to prevent the President from reviving his MAGA $1.8 billion slush fund for January 6th cop-beaters.

Illinois relies on rail. It pushes our economy forward and ensures statewide connectivity, but we still sorely need a route between Chicago and the Quad Cities.

And that is why the Senate’s constitutional duty of advice and consent is so critical.

The more liberties this Administration erodes, the more important it is for Americans to have trust in the judicial system.

We also observe that there is no ‘unforeseen refugee emergency’ in South Africa justifying an increase in the refugee admissions goal…

American families are struggling. They don’t believe that Trump’s policies have given them any relief from what they face on a day-to-day basis.

“Lead in our drinking water, at any level, is a threat to our public health, particularly to children.

Our nation’s founders understood that government can’t be trusted to police itself against overreach into citizens’ private lives.

Congress must step up and exercise its responsibility.

I urge my colleagues to ask if the current Administration can be entrusted with the immense power of Section 702 and whether every future Administration can also be trusted with it. It is clear that the answer to both questions is no.

Congress can—and must—take the time to get this right. We must finally fix the fundamental, indefensible flaw at the heart of FISA—warrantless surveillance of American citizens.

The idea of cutting $1 trillion out of the Medicaid program over the next several years is not only going to create a hardship on people with illness, but it’s also going to create a hardship on providers.