In just the last few weeks, Congress has sent a number of critical bills to President Biden's desk. This includes legislation to finally make lynching a Federal hate crime, after more than 200 attempts across a century. It includes…

1 year ago this Friday, amid the darkest days of the pandemic, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. It got shots in arms and money in pockets. It helped families keep roofs over their heads and food on their tables. It…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) and also the gentleman from New York (Mr. Torres) for hosting this Special Order hour. I would like to thank my sister Chair Beatty and all my Congressional Black Caucus…

I thank Mr. Payne for those remarks. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

last month, the world lost one of its great champions for public health, Dr. Paul Farmer. Few people did as much to save lives around the world as Paul. He was a giant. He changed how the world thinks about international aid and about…

Last night President Biden delivered a powerful speech on the state of our Union in this very Chamber. He outlined the historic achievements of the past year and spoke directly to the American people about his vision to continue building a…

It is important that CFTC pursue these complex, difficult, hard cases.

We have seen too much of that in the regulatory parts of our government, and this is a new day.

We must act in collaboration. This is a particularly great moment for our Nation to appreciate that we are one country.

You and Senator Boozman have always been so cooperative on so many things across jurisdictions and party lines, so thank you both.

every day, Americans get up, go to work, and do their jobs. It is time that all of us in the Senate do ours. We have five outstanding nominees for the Federal Reserve. They are ready. They are ready to get to work fighting inflation. And…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Without objection, it is so ordered. Nominations

We do not want to stop innovation. We know how profoundly damaging to consumers and our economy that was.

The world is beginning to change.

Regulation is not mutually exclusive of innovation.

CFTC plays a critical role in policing markets, rooting out fraud, promoting stable markets.

the Presiding Officer from Maryland was in committee with me today and heard the President's Council of Economic Advisers talk about the economy, acknowledging that they spend every day worrying about inflation, what we do to combat…

I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

this is a pivotal moment for our country and for our economy. Everyone understands we need a full Federal Reserve Board. Once we move the President's nominees and get them confirmed and get them sworn in, it will be the first time in…

Fast-track? Fast-track? Senator Cortez Masto said it has been a year since they have had a U.S. attorney confirmed, sitting in Nevada. In Ohio now, it has been--let me count the days--404 days since 6 million people in the Northern…

something happened today in Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee that I have never seen before in the U.S. Senate. Three weeks ago, Senator Toomey--the ranking member, the senior Republican on the committee from…

Ohio's children and health workers are still struggling during this pediatric mental health crisis.

before last year, the committee I chair and one of the committees on which the Presiding Officer sits--the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee--was far too much about Wall Street and far too little about issues that matter to…

I think what this highlights is the need for Federal oversight of the cryptocurrency industry.

I am concerned that digital assets create big risks for consumers, and our committee, the Banking and Housing Committee, we have been looking at cryptocurrency for years.