The suggestion though that this compassionate release or early home confinement is releasing criminals into the community...

I just wish we heard the same enthusiasm about the importance of prosecuting the smash and grabs and the violence that occurred on January 6.

It is good to have some of our Republican colleagues now so concerned about that and we welcome their newfound enthusiasm or interest in this area.

I want to ask what should the Bureau of Prisons be doing today to reduce the spread of COVID-19...

There is no more time to wait.

I want to correct a misconception that Members of both parties have that expanding voting rights only helps Democrats at the ballot box.

North Carolina's experience shows that progressive voting laws do not uniformly benefit Democrats and disadvantage Republicans.

Make no mistake, at this moment our nation's democracy stands on the precipice.

When we see voter ID, when you see all these efforts to stop people from voting, think about this...

Do not be fooled by those who call voting legislation a Federal takeover of State elections.

They want power at all costs.

One of the two major political parties has chosen to reverse its historic support for strong voter rights protection.

Tell them that article 1, section 4 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to make laws that control the time, place, and manner of Federal elections.

We believe that the only way we can protect the voting rights of Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans in the entire country is by passing protections that will take care of Latinos.

This is a tragedy. It's a tragedy for our country that some of its leaders have embraced the idea in the year 2022 that true multiracial and multiethnic democracy is a threat to them.

the recent efforts in my State to undermine the continuance of American democracy highlight the importance of passing Federal voting rights legislation

Black and Brown Americans face the greatest assault on our voting rights in decades.

The fact of the matter is Latinos are pretty much an independent group. We are socially conservative. We are pro-police. We are pro-ICE. We are split on abortion.

The truth is massive corporations do not have to impose record price increases on ordinary Americans amid this pandemic.

So, how do we balance the power and shift toward the fair, healthy, and climate friendly food system we desperately need?

Our antitrust laws attempt to keep companies from getting too big because when you are big you have more power.

It's kind of hard to figure out why that would be the cause.

Bringing competition to monopolies and more regulation is what Mr. St. Onge just recommended.

The problems are money and politics. The big agribusinesses are paying for the regulations that are not being enforced.

Unfortunately, in recent decades narrow antitrust enforcement has sidelined political and social protections.