I think I was primarily focused on--what I wanted to focus on was the failure, in my opinion, of the FEMA response for Hurricane Helene really across the Southeast but particularly in North Carolina, where it hit hardest. So I went in…

I actually want to thank my colleague from Pennsylvania for bringing up what I think is a very important subject. I am proud, as you are, coming from a State that had voter ID. Senator McCormick, you wouldn't necessarily know this, but we…

what this document does, and the reason I thought it was important to put it in the Record, is we have got--let's see--one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, including me, who have said that we don't think a crime was committed. We are…

this is a case where we had members on the committee responding to news reports that were proven wrong. Folks, I thought this was probably going to end this way, and it is one of the reasons why I decided to invite myself to a tour when…

sometimes when I hear floor speeches down here, I think of my wife, whom I love dearly, and I will be married to her for 39 years in June, but for about the first 5 or 10 years of our relationship, I would do something stupid, and she…

nearly a year ago, Secretary Noem visited Western North Carolina to see the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene firsthand. That day, the Secretary told the crowd in Bat Cave, NC, that ``the previous administration failed in many areas…

I want good advice for this president, because I want this president to have a good legacy

A lot of people said it was a dark day for democracy.

I came to the floor on January 6 to make sure that we conveyed our undying gratitude to everybody who played a role. Senator Merkley and I were here in the Chamber, and what we saw there was a parliamentary staff being focused on the job…

some people around here call me cranky. I have got a couple of buddies that call me cranky. Do you know what makes me cranky? Stupid. What makes me cranky is when people don't do their homework. What makes me cranky is when we tarnish the…

I have to say that I am very impressed and thankful for the expertise, the resources, and the work that was done by the men and women on the ground. It was truly an extraordinary operation that couldn't have been done by any other nation…

we all know that today is the anniversary of what actually I consider to be one of the worst days in my 11 years in the U.S. Senate. I think it will probably be that through my final year. And I think there are going to be some speeches…

Somebody made a horrible decision. Somebody needs to be held accountable. This is our job. This is part of oversight. That's pretty straightforward.

We should not do anything that makes (Putin) feel like he has a win here. Honestly, I think what Mitch said was short of what should be said.

If you do a blanket hold, I think that they’re going to have a lot of people angry.

I think they would do well to figure how to release as much as possible and then have a very well-articulated reason for that which they can’t.

I apologize for us not getting our work done. I think a lot of people don't realize how many people around here haven't been paid for 41 days. Do you know who they are? Everybody you can see in this room and every one of your staff members…

There's nothing that could move me on the filibuster.

No, it’s not going to happen.

I think he’s fundamentally flawed — but in a populist era, anything’s possible.

I think it’s a horrible message to send to people who are basically hostages right now to the Democrats shutting down the government, not agreeing to a clean [continuing resolution],

I know there's a lot of hard working people that are at home right now or not working because the Democrats refuse to continue the current spending levels.

on Saturday, I was in Western North Carolina for the day because that marked the 1-year anniversary of the landfall of Helene in a place that a hurricane has never really been before, about 200 miles inland in the Smoky Mountain Range. In…

How do you [make this decision] in 20 business days? Really?

It reminds me of Spinal Tap concerts. … It’s like every time we turn around, somebody’s blowing up.