we have got to help Romania with this, and it is absolutely essential to Moldova also.

I am coming to the floor today to offer a very straightforward, commonsense amendment that is noncontroversial, that has met all of the requirements set out by the Democratic leadership--by the majority leader--by the chair of the…

It is a time where the economic statecraft is mixed with the diplomacy that we are normally more engaged in.

this brutal invasion, and that is on the energy front.

I come to the Senate floor once again this evening to talk about the brutal and illegal, unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russia and what we can do--what more we can do here in this Chamber and this Congress to be able to help the people…

I come to the Senate floor today to correct the record, really. Some of my colleagues in the Chamber voted yesterday to begin consideration of this chips package that we have talked about a lot because they believed it included legislation…

I come to the floor of the Senate today because we are poised to begin consideration of a really important piece of legislation. It is a plan to make America more competitive with China and a plan to bring good jobs back to America. I am…

I come to the floor today to once again talk about Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Before I do, though, I want to pause for a minute and honor the lives lost in the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine, knocked down…

I understand you want to have the right technology and you want to be able to respond to the ever-changing biothreats.

We have had a large increase, relatively speaking, in the number of people who we find on the Terror Watch List who are coming across our Southwest Border.

I am on the floor today to talk about border security--a humanitarian, a national security, a community safety issue with direct connection to the drug epidemic we see in communities all around the country, including my home State of Ohio…

At the beginning of this year there were more than 10,000 criminal cases pending. That is more than double the number from 2020.

D.C. is experiencing a crime surge. There have been over 200 more armed robberies this year than last year at this time.

First, I want to thank my colleague and cofounder and cochair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus for his comments today. What you just heard was that the White House has sent the application for membership to NATO for Finland and Sweden to the…

Before we talk about Ukraine, this has been a time over the last couple of weeks since we were last here in session of a lot of change and volatility around the world. I want to begin by expressing my shock and sorrow over the…

I also come to the floor today, as was noted, to talk about Ukraine. Russia's brutal assault continues. We must do more here, not just in the United States but around the world, to help Ukraine stand up to this brutality. This marks the…

If confirmed you will be doing something very important which is to serve the people of D.C. but also get the backlog down and deal with a public safety crisis.

I appreciate that Estonia has been a valuable NATO partner and ally to Ukraine, contributing more military aid per capita than any other country.

I look forward to continuing to stay in touch.

Following on the $40 billion dollar package that Senator Markey and I supported to help Ukraine, I would hope that the IMF can play a bigger role, going forward, to help Ukraine get back on its feet.

I hope that you will strongly support the aid package from Congress to continue our help for all the reasons you just stated, that this is a crucial time in Ukraine and to keep pressure on Russia.

Your leadership and commitment to public service is inspirational, particularly with the national security challenges facing our country.

I think by continuing to do what we are doing right now, which is exacting a cost on the battlefield.

I hope you will, should you be confirmed--I think you will be--once you are there that you will dig into this issue and give us advice as to how those sanctions can be effectively tightened.

I want to hear what we are going to do to try to help Estonia even more to push back on again the threats that they are facing, including cyber threats.