this week we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the passage of landmark civil rights legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA outlawed discrimination on the basis of physical or developmental ability and sought to grant…

let me take a moment to commend the leadership of our minority leader on this issue. He has made it a priority in the caucus. He has seen its effects at home in Nevada, and he is an outstanding voice in this area. I am very grateful to…

I ask unanimous consent for a closing minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The last thing I will mention is that there is a common thread that links all of this, and it is money. The Koch brothers are putting hundreds of millions of dollars into this election. One of their organizations--one--said that it was…

It is important to remember that the title IX process and the criminal process seek to address different aspects of the impact of violence.

in poll after poll, the American people have told this Congress that it is time to wake up to the ever- growing threat from carbon pollution. Two-thirds of Americans support the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan to cut…

let me thank the Senator from Illinois and the Senator from Oklahoma for their efforts on the floor today. I think this continued progress toward a bipartisan 6-year deal to make sure our highways and bridges are funded and repaired is a…

The Senator from Illinois has just said the House is planning to bug out this week before the Friday deadline when the highway trust fund collapses for the August recess. May I ask the Senator from Illinois, through the Chair, the…

And Friday is when the funding for our highways comes to an end. It appears to be the intention of the House to have gotten out of Dodge by then in order to, I guess, dodge any consequence for not having met us on bipartisan terms with a…

In the past, have we not worked into the early week or weeks of August before taking the so-called August recess?

Increased training and support for law enforcement officers is not sufficient to eliminate bias in policing.

There is not good enough coordination between the Clery Title IX process and the ordinary and proper course of a law enforcement investigation.

Officers should be trained in trauma-informed investigatory methods, should be familiar with the campus offices that assist survivors.

I would encourage you and ask it as a question for the record to make recommendations on how we could simplify the quality reporting so that it has real consumer impact, in addition to any questions about undue regulatory burden.

I think we have got it upside down between the extent to which we support health information exchange versus the extent to which we put mandates and responsibilities.

I am concerned about the meaningful use program having kind of outlived its original usefulness.

Leaving out behavioral health and leaving out skilled nursing facilities seem like very significant oversights.

put me down as a cosponsor on your legislation to restrict these gag orders, and we will work together on that.

Where there are geographic pockets, let me suggest that you try to establish working relationships with local investigative authorities.

Geographic variability consistent through time, i.e., it is the same places?

I am joined by the chair and ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to discuss one of my amendments, Whitehouse No. 2185, to the Every Child Achieves Act, which would establish an Innovation Schools…

as the Presiding Officer knows, as he has suffered through a considerable number of them, this is the 107th time I have come to the floor to urge my colleagues to wake up to the threat of climate change. All over the United States, State…

I thank Ranking Member Murray and Chairman Alexander for their support. I hope this measure will meet all of our expectations and create great examples of innovative, student-centered public schools. ____________________

a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island

I have heard from companies who are major providers of services to investors who are totally on board with the notion that they should have the responsibility of meeting the fiduciary standard.