I have absolute confidence that your knowledge of the bureaucracy is exactly what we need to head up the VA.

I find that veterans, by and large, with exception, feel that the quality of care that they are getting at the VA is very good.

When I look at health care, Dennis, I see dental care as an integral part of health care.

Sustainable energy could lower electric bills for a whole lot of people.

If we do not transform, not only our energy system, but the global energy system, there will be irreparable underlying damage.

This is a problem that cannot be solved by any one nation.

Look, I mean, China is going to be hard hit by climate.

10 million is a hell of a lot more jobs being created than being lost.

She ran a non-partisan, open-minded Committee, and we appreciate that.

When Republicans controlled the Senate, they used the reconciliation process to provide huge tax breaks for the rich and large corporations. We`re going to use reconciliation to protect working families, the sick and the poor.

if that Republicans can’t get behind measure that would add less to the deficit than their tax cuts for the upper crust of the American society, to help Americans while the economy is in freefall. They are not here to serve the public…

In Vermont, we dress warm. We know something about the cold. And we`re not so concerned about good fashion. We want to keep warm. And that`s what I did today.

Just yesterday, he incited people to invade the U.S. Capitol.

There's a lot that we can do through a Biden's executive actions. You know, Trump showed us the power of executive orders.

We have to act and act now. And the first order of business by the way, is to pass an emergency COVID-19 bill which among many other things says to working class Americans, we know you're in pain and we are going to get you a $2,000 check…

Trump has been a disaster, the worst President in the history of the United States, and that's terrible.

No, it really is very, very sad for our democracy, for our country. And it really speaks to the fact that we have a President who not only is a pathological liar, somebody who lost an election by seven million votes, lost the Electoral…

Well, I think my friend from Illinois missed nothing in the translation. He is exactly right. But I also--

let me say to my friend, Senator Thune, that I certainly concur with you as to what a pleasure it is to be spending New Year's Day with you and our colleagues. It is exactly what I, I know, and every other Member here wanted to do, but…

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I would ask my friend from South Dakota: Do you disagree with the Tax Policy Center, which says that the top 5 percent of Americans--the wealthiest people in our country--would receive less than 1…

And all that I am saying is that, according to a very reputable tax center organization--people who do this for a living-- less than 1 percent of the benefits of the entire program go to the wealthiest people in this country. So when you…

All that I am saying--all that I am saying--this is a great debate, John. We should have this debate, and in 2 minutes--in 2 minutes, John, I am going to give you the opportunity to say you support what we are doing, and then we will have…

let me briefly respond to some of the points that Majority Leader McConnell has made, to his inaccurate statements. Now, I am delighted that, after years of talking on the floor of the Senate about socialism for the rich, apparently, that…

It is unconscionable to me to see members of Congress fleeing home to their families while all over this country, you got families who are struggling to put food on the table.

if you listened carefully, you understood that my friend from Texas did not answer my question. He has a concern about corporate liability. It is a legitimate debate. Do you know what? Bring it to the floor. Let's vote it up or down. I…