Mr. President, today in the Senate we were faced with two opportunities to side with cancer patients over insurance companies. In our country, almost everybody would say that we ought to side with the cancer patients over the insurance…

Madam President, I announced my decision to vote against Judge Kavanaugh several weeks ago, after meeting with him and after studying his record, because he essentially put his thumb on the scale in support of corporate interests. He has…

Mr. President, everyone in this Chamber knows how bad the opioid crisis is. In Ohio, based on the averages, 11 people died yesterday, 11 people will die today, and 11 people will die tomorrow from a drug overdose. We have a long way to go…

Mr. President, last month, we were reminded again of the important work journalists do in our communities, bringing Ohioans, Oklahomans, people from Kansas, or wherever the information they need in an unfolding crisis. In September, we got…

Mr. President, last week we learned from investigative reporting that a senior political appointee--a political appointee at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Eric Blankenstein, has written hateful, bigoted blog posts. This is a…

Mr. President, last week, we were reminded again of the important work journalists do in their communities, breaking stories that affect Ohioans. We know what comes out of the White House, as the President calls journalists and reporters…

Mr. President, yesterday around the country, Americans gathered to honor the women and men who built our economy and continue to power it today--American workers. Almost every year when we return after Labor Day, I speak about American…

Mr. President, I appreciate what my colleague from Ohio said. I appreciate his comments about Senator McCain and Cindy McCain. I made remarks on the floor earlier about Senator McCain in my tribute to him, as my colleagues are all doing…

Mr. President, this week, of course, we remember and honor our colleague and an American hero John McCain. He embodied our most cherished values of service and sacrifice, and he understood the principles that make our country great. One of…

Mr. President, Americans are getting pretty tired of how much power special interests have in this town. That is why we created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to look out for the millions of ordinary Americans who don't have…

Madam President, I join the chorus of Senators Grassley and Durbin about their proposal. Wall Street Profits Madam President, I want to talk about another issue. Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation--which is the agency that…

Mr. President, the work that reporters do as members of a free and independent press is vital to our country and to our communities. It is why, last week, in an unprecedented action, nearly 300 newspapers all over the country--a dozen or…