The president could cancel $50,000 of student loan debt. And, if he did, that would help close the black-white wealth gap for people with student loan debt by 27 points.

Get rid of the filibuster, and that`s one of the things that we could do in order to do what the American people sent us here to do.

Right now, today, today, Roe vs. Wade is still the law of the land.

The question is her participation in an insurrection against the government of the United States of America. That is something that is appropriate to investigate.

I have ten 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…

I rise today in support of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Jackson brings an exceptional level of experience to the bench. After serving for nearly 8 years…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson

As our population ages, demand for home-based care is only going to increase, so the time for us to act is now.

These investments provide necessary financial security for home care workers.

I worry about the fact that too many people are forced into nursing homes or other congregate care facilities because they cannot access the care they need at home.

Wow. Well, I very much appreciate you sharing that.

We have detected the use of cryptocurrency in Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea.

Most of that growth has been driven by speculation and gambling, but we also know that crypto provides a new payment option for criminals and cheats.

The cryptocurrency market has exploded over the past few years, with the volume of crypto transactions reaching nearly $16 trillion last year.

This is a bill that would authorize the President to sanction foreign crypto firms that are doing business with sanctioned Russian entities, and authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to act.

About three-quarters of the money collected in ransomware attacks last year went to Russia-linked actors.

So no one can argue that Russia can evade all sanctions by moving all its assets into crypto, but for Putin's oligarchs who are trying to hide, well, a billion or two, a few hundred million, crypto looks like a pretty good option.

Sanctioned persons, illicit actors, and their related networks or facilitators may attempt to use crypto and anonymizing tools to evade U.S. sanctions.

to investigate any fraud, waste, and abuse of Coronavirus Aid Relief in the Economic Security Act funds.

I am going to keep fighting to end the outrageous practices of private equity firms.

This is why I introduced my Stop Wall Street Looting Act in 2019, and why I reintroduced it a few months ago, so we can put an end to predatory and dangerous private equity practices.

This is not about killing private equity. It is about fixing the system and protecting workers and communities.

I rise today regarding President Biden's nominees to the Federal Reserve. I just came from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, where we met in order to advance an extraordinary group of candidates who were nominated to…

increasing access to affordable child care, for example, is important for improving children's mental health

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.