Jack Reed

If the Biden administration reenters the JCPOA, with unanimous Republican opposition and bipartisan opposition, for a second time, how is that likely to end under the next Republican administration?

It's completely unreasonable to believe Iran will grant concessions to the West after the United States gives up its primary form of leverage on Iran.

The JCPOA's history demonstrates that. The Obama administration entered the JCPOA with no Republican support and bipartisan opposition.

It is completely unreasonable to believe that Iran will grant concessions to the West after the United States gives up its primary form of leverage on Iran, which is sanctions.

Let's dispense with the notion that reentering the JCPOA puts Iran's nuclear program 'back in the box.'

There are Republicans, including myself, that would work with the Administration on the nuclear deal with Iran but not the JCPOA.

The facilities do matter, but what is the first thing that goes in local budgets when there is not enough funds, the facilities' maintenance.

I am pushing very hard to get $100 billion in the Jobs Plan for the schools.

95 percent of the students that they are serving, come to them with virtually no literacy skills.

Will you commit to just think about and hopefully enact a notion to give transit, bike, and pedestrian projects equal consideration?

I want to join my colleague, Senator Collins, in promoting the Search Program where, through her leadership, I was the wing guy on the operation.

The President's budget does not include additional general fund dollars for these investments

Will you commit to just think about and hopefully enact a notion to give transit, bike, and pedestrian projects equal consideration?

I think that there is a high likelihood that over time more and more people will think that a digital currency issued by the central bank is something that the U.S. should be involved in, and so it is important to start that work now.

Even if every major country went into a position of issuing a digital currency, would the private digital currencies still exist?

I do not think anything is inevitable.

So you could envision perhaps an international agreement which made these private cryptocurrencies illegal and legitimate only the centrally backed or central bank-backed currency, something like that?

I am also pleased to see the EPA budget proposed a significant increase in the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, the DERA program, it is critical in my State, and it is particularly critical in low-income communities of color, which…

Recently, we have observed an alarming increase of incidents on aircraft regulated by the FAA.

Congress should move very quickly to pass legislation to increase the visas, the SIV, for personnel that have been very critical to our operations in Afghanistan, and also streamline the process.

Reserving my right to object. For the reasons I articulated on Monday, I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The Senator from New York.

The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Rhode Island.

I am concerned that our city may lose funding because of the pandemic.

I am pleased to introduce John Tien, President Biden's nominee to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

I recently introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Blackburn establishing a Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve at both DHS and Department of Defense (DOD).