I take this time because I think this issue is an extremely important issue. I am talking about the authority of the Congress of the United States versus the President on the introduction of our troops into war or hostilities. This has…

I join my colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and under the leadership of Senator Menendez to point out that now--I guess it has been 14 months under President Trump's leadership--we have seen a dramatic shift in U.S…

How do we guarantee the people of this Nation that your work will be done putting safety first?

The economics of modernizing that fleet is not very bright at this particular moment.

today I wish to speak on the importance of helping our community banks and credit unions. These institutions are on the ground daily helping our families and small businesses. They deserve recognition. They also deserve our careful…

I join my colleagues in recognizing that we must take action to protect the safety of our communities. Senator Van Hollen and I are on the floor, proud of the Maryland students who are here today to speak in solidarity with the students…

the FIFRA statute deals with labeling, deals with other issues and the Clean Water Act deals with the quality of water in our Nation, so they have different standards to judge the regulatory activities.

we know that farming activities is the largest single source of pollutants entering the Bay.

Always appreciate the opportunity of including the Chesapeake Bay in our record.

I rise today to commemorate the 200th speech the Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Whitehouse, will make here on the floor of the U.S. Senate on the need to act on climate change. When global challenges arise, countries throughout the world…

I appreciate your testimony. And I just really, first, want to underscore the point that you made about farmers and the importance to our environment that farmers understand.

we do need to have government accountability, and that is why conditionality of aid effecting government change is the way I think we need to go.

we cannot solve that problem by going around the governments. You may provide humanitarian assistance to the people that are suffering, but it is not going to deal with the stability of fragile states.

We have passed legislation--it has not been taken up on the floor yet--that would use the example of Trafficking in Persons report for corruption.

I rise today to introduce a common sense piece of legislation that will expand the ability of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to nurture innovative and high-growth small businesses in Maryland and across the country. Let me first…

I rise to recognize March as Women's History Month and today, March 8, as International Women's Day. Both at home and abroad, how a country treats its women is very much a barometer of its success. When women live without limitations on…

to all the victims of gun violence who have preceded them, let's make the answer a resounding yes. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

I wish briefly to note that Saturday, February 17th, marked the 10th anniversary of the independence of Kosovo. I want to congratulate the people of Kosovo on reaching their aspirations for statehood 10 years ago and to support their…

on Friday, I visited Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, which is located in Howard County, MD, between Washington and Baltimore. I wanted to talk to students about the tragic Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…

I understand in the President's budget submission, he reclassifies the project to compete solely on navigation rather than on the dual purpose and provides $21 million of funding which is an inadequate amount of money.

I think seeing it would be extremely important in understanding what has been achieved by keeping our channels open but also the restoration of a major part of the Chesapeake Bay.

We have a tremendous backlog in maintenance. Before we build a lot of new roads and bridges, are we sure that our current roads or bridges will not collapse?

We need better transit; we need better commuter rail; we need better ideas on rapid rail.

I rise today to celebrate Black History Month, when we declare that Black History is American history, and that our Nation is a better, fairer, and more perfect union thanks to the Black Americans who helped forge it. Fifty years ago, in…

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