there are things that can be done to keep China from using the Olympics to gloss over its horrific human rights activities.

Rube Goldberg was an American sculptor, cartoonist, and inventor best known for his cartoons that created very complicated machines to do very simple tasks. Today, we have heard from Mitch McConnell that he wants to emulate Rube Goldberg…

The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act introduced by Senator Merkley--thank you, Senator Merkley--is the high water mark for EPR as articulated above.

I was just looking at a chart put together by Eunomia to compare all 50 States and their recycling rates.

Well, the thing that those States that are over 50 percent and up have in common is a deposit system.

We are now each consuming, it is estimated, a credit card of plastic every week in our food and our air and water.

Extended producer responsibility, I appreciate your focusing on it and highlighting it, because there are many different forms it can come in, but I think that is essential.

Can you come up with a paper lid to replace this plastic lid on a McDonald's cup? Because the world would bless you.

the truth is, it is burned, buried, or borne out to sea, all three of which create significant environmental challenges.

The problem with plastics has exploded. The plastics in the seas will soon be equal to the weight of all the fish.

We hope that stand alone EPR legislation will ultimately pass.

I come to the floor today to bid farewell to an individual who has not only served as a longtime staff member but a highly respected member of our close-knit team, Jake Oken-Berg. Serving for the last 10 years as my business liaison, Jake…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

I so much appreciate the words of my colleague from Minnesota, who has brought the Rules Committee to bear in a maximum capacity to fight to defend the freedom to vote for all Americans. When I was in high school, I had the opportunity to…

After all the integrity of our elections is fundamental to our constitution, fundamental to our republic and this should be something that all hundred senators should sign on to.

They`re too invested -- they support billionaires buying elections. They support gerrymandering to distort the representation of Americans in Congress.

Senator Manchin was focused on the numbers this weekend. His concerns about inflation.

How do we make sure that every citizen has access to the ballot when state after state after state, 18 states and 30 laws so far are designed to prevent targeted groups from being able to vote?

We have a significant responsibility. We have the chaos of war in combination with the pandemic and general disruption in the country, and it is a moral responsibility to provide assistance.

I really believe that we have to before the month of October is out, we have to get this voting rights legislation done.

The question that we have is for a large part of the caucus, this number, $3.5 trillion was already a compromise.

we have the privilege to come to this floor and examine issues important to every American. And what could be more important than the fundamental right to participate in the guidance of our country and to be able to cast a ballot. And that…

I am here on the floor today to talk about climate chaos. It is a monumental crisis that requires immediate and bold action. The reason I am speaking about climate chaos at this moment is because several things are happening today that…

Say everything is bigger in Texas. But what is bigger than defending our national right to vote and our freedom to vote?

It`s so helpful to have people on the front line who have experienced the direct impact of Republicans state house and Senate and governor who are trying to steal their right to vote, make it harder for them to vote by mail, to vote early…