Ohio has more opioid deaths than any State in the country.

There are 14 illnesses, 14 diseases, that are presumptive eligibility with Agent Orange.

I rise to speak in opposition to the nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency. I appreciate Mr. Otting's willingness to enter public service. That said, he is not the person we need in this very important financial…

There is, coming out of the Federalist Society and others, a real effort to restrict the right to vote in this country.

I am deeply concerned you have been involved with efforts to deny minorities the right to vote and reduce access to the polls for everyone.

It is pretty troubling that you are--you seem so blissfully unaware of who funded that lawsuit that clearly was targeted to take people's right to vote away.

this morning I drove from Cleveland to Youngstown. I was in Youngstown, OH--Mahoning Valley--at Teamsters Local 377 talking to workers. There were maybe 200 of them in the room, mostly retirees who are in danger of having their pensions…

I wish to thank my colleagues for joining me on the floor today to stand with American workers. We organized a group of close to a dozen Senators who have heartfelt and strong views about the dignity of work, who understand so well that…

Mr. Garrett may argue this morning that he has had a change of heart about the Bank, but you cannot really change who you are.

I applaud the President for now seeming to recognize the need to have a fully functioning Ex-Im Bank so the United States does not continue to lose jobs and contracts to foreign competitors.

The Ex-Im Bank needs a president who will stand up for American jobs.

Confirming Mr. Garrett as President of Ex-Im would be like putting an arsonist in charge of the Fire Department.

I ask unanimous consent that Radhika Gharpure, who is currently serving as a legislative fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

healthcare for our Nation's children is something we ought to be able to all come together on, but this Congress, which has not done much of anything, is always able to find a way to help Wall Street. Think about the middle-of-the-night…

Well, it helps to have some vegetables and meat to actually put in the soup, so fair enough.

We want a conversation. We want to look at this anew. We want fresh eyes.

While low initial monthly payments may have seemed like a good thing at the time, the reset rates on some interest-only loans are substantial, and many families have been and will continue to be unable to keep pace when the payments…

I just want to make an observation after listening to the words of my friend Senator Duckworth, who speaks, as Holly Petraeus and so many others have spoken, about the importance of this rule to veterans in this country. It is not just…

I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks of no more than 2 minutes, Senator Franken follow me, and then Senator Blumenthal. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the Vice President of the United States is here. Looks like Equifax and Wall Street and Wells Fargo will win again. The Vice President only shows up in this body when the rich and the powerful need him. It is pretty clear tonight that Wall…

what Congress is trying to do today, this evening, as long as it takes, as long as the arms are twisted, is frankly outrageous. Our job is to look out for the people whom we serve, not to look out for Wells Fargo, not to look out for…

Any solution to the opioid crisis must include stopping fentanyl shipments from coming to the U.S.

We are counting on you.

Will you commit to using WROs to block imports in every instance?

It is not what the statute meant or what the statute says.