I did not have any concerns with the exchange on the podcast.

Americans understand that every single day there are abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

I have never seen the concern on both sides of the aisle, that is bicameral, for real reform.

I call up S. 4444, a bill to extend the surveillance law known as section 702, for 3 weeks and to require the declassification of the FISA Court's recent ruling on section 702. That ruling found serious violations of Americans'…

I am prepared today to pass a short-term extension of section 702. I am doing that because I have listened to colleagues on both sides of the aisle. I don't think it is really necessary because of the FISA Court ruling recently, but in the…

just so we are clear, there is authority to continue the protections for the American people already. We will have that debate. I am eager to work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle. We have to recognize that the only path forward…

the Senate is now delaying a vote on FISA because Members are waking up to the fact that this surveillance authority is too dangerous to hand to any President without new reforms. And here is the bottom line. If there were the votes today…

it has been a year since Republicans gutted Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood clinics. For many women, Planned Parenthood is their only source of primary care and prevention, like cancer screenings and STI testing. There are 23…

I rise today to share some important new developments about the surveillance practices of this administration, which are vital to this debate. Today, I want to start by warning my colleagues: Any Senator who votes to reauthorize this law…

it is tax day, April 15--the anti-holiday. This tax day, in particular, is a tough one. Tax day 2026 is a reminder that Donald Trump and Republicans will put the interests of giant corporations ahead of the interests of typical Americans…

Donald Trump has been trying for quite some time to coerce the States into handing over their voter lists since his first term. That is so he and Stephen Miller can create a list of people they do and, most importantly, don't want to have…

We’ll be damned if we let Donald Trump change the way our state runs its elections.

I give notice of my intent to object to any unanimous consent agreement regarding Executive Calendar No. PN681-2, PN835-2, and PN793-2, the promotions of Lieutenant Colonel Vincent J. Noble, Lieutenant Commander Thomas P. MacNeil, and…

Yesterday, I rose to explain my opposition to the nomination of Joshua Rudd to be the Director of the National Security Agency and to lead Cyber Command. During his hearing, General Rudd failed to demonstrate a bare minimum understanding…

today, I want to recognize and honor the life of Kurt Paul Pfotenhauer, an extraordinary public servant and three-decade friend who passed away on January 21. Kurt was, first and foremost, a man of deep Christian faith. He was guided in…

late last week, when I first scheduled this consent request that is relating to Jeffrey Epstein's bank records, I was not expecting it to be set against the backdrop of Donald Trump dragging America into yet another war in the Middle East…

I have made a number of requests specifically for the information that my colleague has now described as something that is going to come out. I will believe it when I see it. What I do know is the Treasury Department has stonewalled us…

this legislation prohibits any individual--senior citizens, people with disabilities, our veterans, refugees, and the poorest of the poor--from sending money to friends or family overseas for any reason. That prohibition includes American…

Since my colleague is talking about my family's background, you might be interested to know that my parents fled the Nazis in the thirties. Not all got out. And we were especially proud of my two parents, who weren't at all interested in…

I oppose the nomination of Joshua Rudd to be Director of the NSA. His responses to questions posed to him at his confirmation hearing, as well as to written questions, reveal a lack of familiarity with basic constitutional rights that is…

this month marks the 15th year since the people of Bahrain took to the streets to peacefully protest oppressive practices by the Bahraini Government and champion democratic reform in their homeland. As protestors engaged in civil…

My view is, leave DC alone. There are a lot of very good reasons to oppose this resolution. For one, anybody who listens to debates here in the Congress hears an awful lot of talk from the other side about States' rights--the importance of…

the Senate will vote very soon on a resolution I put forward to overturn a new Trump administration policy regarding corporate taxes and partnerships. When you start using a whole bunch of Washington lingo about the corporate alternative…

last week, the Senate passed legislation to fund the Department of Health and Human Services and other Agencies, including a section reflecting bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on healthcare policies in the jurisdiction of the Finance…

there is a runaway train barreling toward our country in the form of a massive increase in healthcare costs for millions of Americans who are tied to the tracks. Today, the Senate will vote on two different plans: One, offered by…