before I get underway with the business that brings me to the floor, I would like to take a moment to say farewell and thank you to a member of my staff who is going on to other pursuits. Her name is Leah Seigle. She is right behind me…

I would just like to propose to you that you keep your mind open to the prospect of the so-called Buffett rule, supplementing the billionaires' minimum tax.

The fixation of the Army Corps only on inland flooding, with sea level rise and storm surge making the risk to coastal communities so much worse is something that I would urge this Administration to address.

I think our friends from Louisiana are seeing the highest rate of coastal loss and erosion of any state in the country.

It is an absolute crisis waiting to happen.

It is the nature of bubbles and crashes when things go wrong, that it happens catastrophically and dramatically, is it not?

Is Joseph R. Biden of Delaware the elected serving president of America?

Mr. Marshall, you were the chairman of the Republican Chairman’s Association and the Rule of Law Defense Fund in the run up to January 6th assault on the Capitol.

Four hundred million dollars funding conservative activists' behind-the-scenes campaign to remake the Nation's courts.

This is a refreshing moment.

Judge Jackson has unparalleled breadth of experience, both on and off the bench.

the jury as having a role to make sure that the power and clout of big and powerful interests could be protected against.

I think sets the gold standard for patience and courtesy.

I hope you will remember all of this because it seems to me that the Court has been on something of a campaign to deprecate and diminish the civil jury.

There is a drastic difference between rooting for somebody and controlling the turnstile that decides who gets on the Court.

They come with their conflicts of interest, often right on their lapels, sometimes hidden in their back pockets, but juries, not so, correct?

So the jury lives in a protected environment from a lot of the political power and the danger of corruption that the elected branches often suffer.

civil juries are, I think, something that Americans have prided themselves on for a long time.

I could not be more delighted to have you here.

I think it has harmed innumerable employees and customers.

I cannot think of another right that the Court pays less attention to or throws more readily under the bus.

He is the President of the United States.

Protecting the jury against the dangers of bias or corruption, giving the parties before it a clean and fair shot.

I will say one thing, and then I will hand it over to Senator Graham. On March 8, I sent out over social media this sentiment: Keep alive in your heart the possibility that Ukraine could actually win: columns stalled, defense fierce…

in conclusion, let me just thank Senator Graham. He has been an extraordinary leader on the Munich Security delegation year after year, and I think he has a ``McCainian'' view of our foreign policy needs. I would close by saying, if there…