January 6th was a dark day in America's history.

I do not think the president should have made -- President Trump should have made that pledge to do pardons.

There is no need for any rash. We can take our time, have hearings, go through the process, which is very important one. It is a lifetime appointment after all.

I promise my colleagues this will be my last comment. This is entirely different from the debate on a 735-page bill. I would invite my colleague from Georgia to review exactly what he said earlier this evening. Thank you. I yield the…

let me just note that the Federal Department of Justice, under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, has challenged the law of the State of Georgia and the State of Texas. So the idea that somehow the Justice Department no longer has…

first, let me say that I appreciate the sincerity of the Senator from Virginia--my friend Senator Kaine--and his comments about the filibuster. I am not going to repeat the speech that I gave last week on the vital safeguards that the…

The culture of the Senate is built upon a foundation of respect and cooperation that is meant to transcend partisanship. It is a culture in which legislative goals are reached with patience, persuasion, and perseverance, not raw power. I…

our democracy is protected by its institutional checks on unlimited power. The three branches of government are not the only manifestation of the careful balancing achieved by the Framers of the Constitution. Within the legislative branch…

I will tell you that our staff's investigation found that $850 million out of the testing budget and another $850 million out of the allocation for the stockpile were instead used to deal with the crisis at the Southern border.

That makes no sense to me and seems very shortsighted.

Over the past 2 years, Congress has appropriated $82.6 billion specifically for testing.

The fact remains that if we had the Southern border under control, we would be using the $850 million designated for testing to buy more rapid tests.

I don't believe that we are in the position that we are in now due to a lack of funding, but rather a lack of planning.

Has any of that money been used for non-testing related purposes at the border?

I just think it is important that we see it and we have to try to rise above this kind of behavior.

Well, I will tell you, having visited the Southern border in late March, testing was being done, but people had been there for weeks at a time with no testing, and there were people, adults who were released into the community with no…

I rise today with my colleague, Senator Ben Ray Lujan, to introduce the Neuroscience Center of Excellence Act of 2021, legislation that would establish a Neuroscience Center of Excellence at the Food and Drug Administration, FDA. This…

I rise to introduce the STEM Education in Accounting Act with my colleague Senator Rosen. Our bill would recognize accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM education and allow school districts to use their Federal education block grant…

on Friday, the Department of Labor reported that inflation had hit a near-40-year high, confirming what many American families have been feeling in their wallets for many months. The soaring cost of virtually everything, from gasoline to…

I want to talk a bit about the fact that we are pivoting away from terrorism and terrorism financing in the focus on Russia and China.

What can be done to ensure that any humanitarian assistance that is sent to Afghanistan, whose people are in dire need, is not diverted to strengthen terrorist groups?

Well, just quickly, a final question. Would Iran be on your list?

I think without a doubt we are greatly concerned about the cyber threats posed by China and Russia to the U.S. financial system

Thank you, Chairman.

The collapse of Afghanistan amid the chaotic withdrawal by the administration has allowed the Taliban obviously to seize control of the country.