“Americans pay the highest swipe fees anywhere in the world. The Credit Card Competition Act would bring these down, leading to savings for businesses and lower prices for consumers.”

We urge CMS to withdraw this rule to ensure that Medicaid can continue its mission of providing health coverage to low-income Americans.

I don’t think what this Administration is proposing is helping whatsoever [with special education programs].

They [the Trump Administration] doesn’t have sensitivity to issues like racial disparity but they seem to want to fly right into the face of it to re-write history where they can [and] to eliminate programs that are arguing for equality…

The longer you wait, the more expensive it becomes to save Social Security. And we absolutely, positively have to save it. Too many people are counting on it.

Our hearing is about information being gathered and consumers paying a higher price because of it.

Finally—after years of the Trump Administration making excuse after excuse in support of for-profit colleges—this court ruling is delivering justice to the hundreds of thousands of students who were left in the lurch.

So, to my colleagues who oppose this approach, who say we need more time to do it, I want to back up Senator Cassidy. It costs money over time. It costs benefits over time. The solution becomes more expensive over time. The longer you…

It is a great day in the Senate when a Democrat and a Republican stand on the floor and don’t criticize one another, but actually talk about working together.

An amazing amount of money for anyone who would be president of the United States.

Thus, it is critical that members confirmed to the Commission have the technical expertise, experience, and understand the gravity their work has on the criminal justice system.

Corruption used to happen behind closed doors—now the doors are wide open.

It’s no surprise that a President who peddled ‘Trump University’ as a prestigious institution would side with predatory for-profit colleges while defrauded students drowned in debt.

Once an Administration begins punishing Americans for how they vote, the threat extends far beyond these projects: no state, community, business, or worker can trust that the federal government will apply the law fairly.

I think there ought to be disclosure to the consumer about what you [Visa and Mastercard] are charging.

In the name of humanity, for God’s sake, don’t send these people back to an island which we have already declared is too dangerous for any American to visit.

If they are a threat in any way to any person in America, they need to leave. But if they are leading good lives, doing the best they can for them and their families, give them a chance.

Knowing how Trump works … I wouldn’t be surprised.

Today, I am releasing a fact sheet documenting findings and observations from my staff’s visit to Dilley…

Given the reported imminent expansion of family detention, and the mounting toll of detention on children and families detained at Dilley, I believe a Committee hearing is warranted.

for God’s sake, don’t send these people back to an island which we have already declared is too dangerous for any American to visit.

Blanche has done more than just support the President’s allies—he has also used his position to directly enrich the President himself.

The position demands that the Attorney General be someone committed to the rule of law and the Constitution more than any one person or political party.

It is not too much to ask, and to deport them into this dangerous situation is not consistent with the basic values of America.

The position of Attorney General is too important to be held by someone unwilling to say no to the President, which is exactly why I will be voting no on his nomination.