the presumption at the Bureau of Prisons should be to utilize the tools available to it to allow inmates relief from this potentially deadly virus.

We held the House; we flipped the presidency. I think we can win those two seats in Georgia. And COVID-19 and the fact that they've been missing in action is one of the most powerful arguments that we have.

I mean, it's highly irresponsible, and it's classic in terms of the Trump administration. They're all about themselves. They're behaving like petulant children right now. They don't care about the economy. They don't care about the…

The good news, Chris, is that January 20th is on the horizon. We're going to try to get something done before then because the American people are hurting, but we will have new presidential leadership shortly.

Well, we've been trying to proceed with the fierce urgency of now since May when we passed the initial version of the heroes act on May 15th, then again, passed a second version of the Heroes Act on October 1st. But unfortunately, our…

I thank my distinguished colleague, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Eliot Engel from the Boogie Down Bronx, for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I certainly want to take a moment of personal privilege just to thank…

Amtrak is wholly unique in the access rights that it has with regard to freight rail lines.

Crystal Mason -- and you have covered this, Ari... is a black woman who -- in a Texas prison right now, five-year sentence, for inadvertently voting because she thought she was eligible. They always are talking about voter fraud, but it…

They always are talking about voter fraud, but it appears that they are endeavoring to engage in it right now. Perhaps they should be held accountable.

And perhaps the only way that it stops, their efforts to poison our very democracy and rip us apart, is if there's going to be some accountability.

Great to be with you, Ari.

But the reality is, in America, no one is above the law. Presidents aren't above the law. Governors, mayors aren't above the law, certainly, members of the United States Senate.

Well, there's nothing more important to the fabric of our democracy than the integrity of our free and fair elections. It's at the core of who we are in the United States of America as a democratic republic, one person, one vote.

COVID-19 can touch anyone. Whether you're black or white or Latino or Asian or Native American, it doesn't matter. Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, it doesn't matter.

At some point, they should just take yes for an answer, do something meaningful for the American people.

transparency is going to be important as relates to the President's health and well-being and his condition moving forward.

the Trump administration is a toxic combination of arrogance and ignorance.

we are urging them to come to the negotiating table in a serious way, so we can enact a meaningful and transformative response.

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas for her leadership and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8124, the Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020. This bipartisan bill will bring more efficiency and…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1135 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected…

Giving the American people an opportunity to weigh in on such an important matter is every legislator's paramount duty, and given how consequential Justice Scalia's replacement will be, it would be irresponsible for the Senate to confirm…

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for her leadership and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5546, the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act. The Sixth Amendment…

Donald Trump has weaponized the intelligence community, and he's also weaponized the Department of Homeland Security, all connected to him being a master of deception and misinformation.

I don't believe the American people will buy it, and he will be held accountable on November 3.

In 2016, Russia interfered in that election in sweeping and systematic fashion, and the Trump campaign welcomed that assistance.